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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'shoot yourself' is not correct and it would not be considered acceptable to use it in written English.
In written English, it is more appropriate to use phrases such as 'take a deep breath' or 'take a step back' when referring to calming down or trying to take a break. For example: "If the situation is getting too overwhelming, take a deep breath, and take a step back to reassess.”.
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You don't shoot yourself.
And then shoot yourself.
Don't shoot yourself out of a cannon.
Wait -- take this gun and shoot yourself.
BUT it's easy to shoot yourself in the foot.
It's one thing to shoot yourself in the foot, quite another to shoot yourself in the bread basket.
Run and shoot yourself in the foot, they joked privately.
And the fact that nobody notices you are doing this makes you want to shoot yourself!
"You can't shoot yourself once either side of the head on single shot mode".
But you can only shoot yourself out of the tournament the first day.
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Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
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