作茧自缚
spin a cocoon around oneself;get enmeshed in a web of one’s own spinning;put a noose around one’s own neck
靖国神社问题是一个大是大非问题,在这个问题上,~的是日本领导人自己。The Yasukini issue is a major issue of right and wrong.The difficulty over this issue was the making of the Japanese leader himself.
作茧自缚zuò jiǎn zì fù
蚕吐丝作茧,把自己包在里面。比喻做某事反而使自己受困,自己给自己找麻烦。get enmeshed in a web of one’s own spinning, stew in one’s own juice, caught in one’s own trap