A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
سعى لحتفه بظلفه (li-ḥatfihī bi-ẓilfihī) to bring about one’s own destruction, dig one’s own grave
Root: س-ع-ي
Page: 480*
Example: “!لِماذا يَستَمِرُّ في الكَلام؟ هُوَ يَسْعى لِحَتفِهِ بِظِلفِهِ”
Translation: “why does he keep talking? He’s digging his own grave!”
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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