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Add a word/Sounds like "ow" (as in "cow") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "GOHL" (as in "go")/
Meaning
An own goal in soccer, when a player accidentally scores against their own team, the worst possible moment in a match. Beyond the field, autogol is used figuratively to describe any situation where someone sabotages themselves, like sending an angry text to the wrong person or accidentally CC'ing your boss on gossip.
Examples
“The defender scored a horrible own goal in the last minute.”
“What you did was an own goal, you shot yourself in the foot all on your own.”
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/Sounds like "ow" (as in "cow") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "GOHL" (as in "go")/
Meaning
An own goal in soccer, when a player accidentally scores against their own team, the worst possible moment in a match. Beyond the field, autogol is used figuratively to describe any situation where someone sabotages themselves, like sending an angry text to the wrong person or accidentally CC'ing your boss on gossip.
Examples
“The defender scored a horrible own goal in the last minute.”
“What you did was an own goal, you shot yourself in the foot all on your own.”
Regional synonyms
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A ojo de buen cubero
To estimate or measure something by eye alone, using experience instead of instruments. A very common phrase in Mexico for cooking, construction, or dividing anything without precise numbers.