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persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)

多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
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Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
多行不义必自毙。
Synonyms
Synonyms
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising · hoist by his own petard作茧自缚zuò jiǎn zì fùmake a law only to fall foul of it oneself · get into troubles through schemes established by oneself · caught by one's own laws or device · be hoist by (or with) one's own petard · build a fire under oneself作法自毙zuò fǎ zì bìto eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action · to reap what one has sown自食其果zì shí qí guǒ