| 災いを招く | [わざわいをまねく, wazawaiwomaneku] (exp, v5k) to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster [Add to Longdo] |
| In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow. | 子どもを甘やかして育てたことで、ステラは後に自ら災いを招くことになってしまった。 |