aki másnak vermet ás, maga esik bele

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally, “whoever digs a pit for others falls in himself”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒki ˈmaːʃnɒk ˈvɛrmɛtaːʃ ˈmɒɡɒ ˌɛʃik ˈbɛlɛ]

Proverb

aki másnak vermet ás, maga esik bele

  1. he who digs a pit for others falls in himself, he that mischief hatches, mischief catches, the biter bit, being hoisted by one's own petard
    Synonyms: fordul a kocka, akasztják a hóhért, saját sírját ássa
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