ir por lana y volver trasquilado
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “go for wool and come back shorn/sheared”.
Verb
[edit]ir por lana y volver trasquilado (first-person singular present voy por lana y vuelvo trasquilado, first-person singular preterite fui por lana y volví trasquilado, past participle ido por lana y vuelto trasquilado)
- (idiomatic) to backfire (to fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune)
- Synonym: salir el tiro por la culata
- (idiomatic) hoist by one's own petard
- (idiomatic) to get more than one bargained for