# den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt

den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt is a German expression meaning “to undermine one's own position; to act in a way that will eventually make one lose something that one is dependent on”.

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ to undermine one's own position; to act in a way that will eventually make one lose something that one is dependent on

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