digging one's own grave
- self-sabotageUndermining your own goals
- downfallSudden loss of power
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- undoingCause of destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
foolish · reckless · mistake · consequences · inevitable · doom · hubris · shortsighted · backfire · regret · trap · pit · shovel · burial · demise · warning · heedless · blindspot
self-preservation vs self-destruction
digging one's own gravelooking out for number one
Prioritizing personal gain above others
self-preservation · playing it safe · hedging one's bets · damage control · self-care
wisdom of action
digging one's own graveplaying one's cards right
Managing circumstances advantageously
thinking ahead · making hay while the sun shines · knowing which side one's bread is buttered on · due diligence · forward thinking
trajectory of fortune
digging one's own graveclimbing the ladder
Progressing through hierarchy
getting ahead · making it · coming up roses · landing on one's feet · pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps