Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
foul one's own nest
Croatian translation:
sam/a sebi škoditi
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English term
foul one's own nest
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English to Croatian
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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... a few people may accuse this reporter of fouling his own comfortable nest.
Mislim da se radi o idiomatskom izrazu...
Mislim da se radi o idiomatskom izrazu...
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sam/a sebi škodi
Foul one's own nest:
Hurt one's own interests, as in: With his constant complaints about his wife, he's only fouling his own nest. This metaphoric expression transfers a bird's soiling of its nest to human behavior. [Mid-1200s]
Hurt one's own interests, as in: With his constant complaints about his wife, he's only fouling his own nest. This metaphoric expression transfers a bird's soiling of its nest to human behavior. [Mid-1200s]
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