Að grafa sína eigin gröf — Icelandic Saying Tee

Að grafa sína eigin gröf
Literally: “To dig one's own grave.”

To be the author of your own downfall. At least in Iceland the ground is frozen, so it takes a while.

Part of our Old Sayings, Literally collection — real Icelandic proverbs with their gloriously literal English translations. Printed on demand on a soft unisex tee and shipped worldwide.