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Phraseology

Phraseology

I can't comprehend the meaning of

"When you shoot yourself in the foot"

What does it mean?

The complete sentence is "They are naturally occurring abuses when you shoot yourself in the foot"

I even don't understand the meaning of "abuses" since in this case it has been talking about "system abuses".
The context is technical.