BRING SOMETHING DOWN ON ONE('S HEAD)

bring something down on one('s head): translation

bring something down† on one('s head)

1. Lit. to cause something to fall onto one's head. (See also bring something crashing down (around one).) •

He jarred the shelves and all the books were brought down on his head.

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When he hit the wall of the hut, he brought down the roof on himself.

2. Fig. to cause the collapse of something or some enterprise onto oneself. •

Your bumbling will bring everything down on your head!

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Your mistakes have brought down the whole thing on your own head.