snooker someone/oneself

idiom

informal, British
: to do something that prevents someone/oneself from doing or achieving something
The locals snookered the reporter into believing that old tale.
He was ahead early in the match, but he snookered himself by performing badly.

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“Snooker someone/oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooker%20someone%2Foneself. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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