own goal noun
plural ∼ goals [count] 1 chiefly Brit : a goal in soccer, hockey, etc., that a player accidentally scores against his or her own team
▪ We lost the game when one of our players scored an own goal for the other team. 2 Brit : something that you do because you think it will help you but that actually hurts you
▪ The workers scored an own goal by demanding such high wages that no one could afford to employ them.
▪ We lost the game when one of our players scored an own goal for the other team.
▪ The workers scored an own goal by demanding such high wages that no one could afford to employ them.
