own goal

noun

1
chiefly British : a goal in soccer, hockey, etc., that a player accidentally scores against his or her own team
2
British : something that one does thinking it will help him or her but that actually causes one harm
The workers scored an own goal by demanding such high wages that no one could afford to employ them.

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City were left chasing back towards their own goal, victims of a high defensive line and an absence of energy in midfield. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 Calculating your own cost benefit analysis is essential to understand the value of your own goal. Cicely Jones, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 The reality, though, is that the move is an own goal for the court. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 Topped off with an own goal from the USA, the opening minutes varied from their starting success. Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for own goal 

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“Own goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/own%20goal. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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