Definition of 惹火烧身
1. (rě huǒ shāo shēn) stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt; fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
Synonyms of 惹火烧身
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作法自毙,
作茧自缚,
咎由自取,
揠,
玩火自焚,
自作自受,
自取灭亡,
自找,
自投罗网,
自掘坟墓,
自食其果,
飞蛾投火