make a stick for one's own back (English, verb)
expansion: make a stick for one's own back (third-person singular simple present makes a stick for one's own back, present participle making a stick for one's own back, simple past and past participle made a stick for one's own back)
Senses:
glosses: To make a decision that will have personally adverse consequences.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: makes a stick for one's own back
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: making a stick for one's own back
tags: participle
present
form: made a stick for one's own back
tags: participle
past
form: made a stick for one's own back
tags: past