do oneself an injury
Definition of do oneself an injury
chiefly British
: to hurt oneself : to become injured because of one's own actions If you keep on lifting those heavy weights, you'll do yourself an injury.
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: to bring to pass : carry out
: put
: perform, execute
: fuss, ado
: deed, duty
: a festive get-together : affair, party
: the first tone of the major scale in solfège
: ditto
: double occupancy
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: an act that damages or hurts : wrong
: violation of another's rights for which the law allows an action to recover damages
: hurt, damage, or loss sustained
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