• Sumocat@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    “Hanging himself with his own rope” is a funny saying. Imagine someone borrowing your rope to hang themself. “Sure, Don, you can borrow my rope.” Then you go to get your rope back. “Hey, Don! You done with my… nah, dude, that’s your rope. That’s not my rope. My bad.”

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      2 months ago

      I think it means you’re killing yourself, instead of getting hanged by a hangman for example. Similar to shooting yourself in the foot.