maga alatt vágja a fát

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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maga (oneself) +‎ alatt (under) +‎ vág (to cut) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ a (the) +‎ fa (tree) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally to cut the tree under oneself

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒɡɒɒlɒtː ˈvaːɡjɒ ɒ ˈfaːt]

Verb

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maga alatt vágja a fát

  1. (idiomatic) to saw off the branch one is sitting on, to shoot oneself in the foot (to act against one's own interests, to act self-destructively)

Conjugation

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