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MEANING OF 作茧自缚
作茧自缚
(作繭自縛)
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
The silkworm spun silk into a cocoon and wrapped itself in it / An analogy of doing something and getting trapped / It also compares yourself to trouble yourself
蚕老后吐丝结茧，将自己包在其中。喻人做事自陷困境自以为是的行动，导致了他作茧自缚。
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