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struck by your own shell

A phrase used to describe an action the backfired.

Etymology: Mario Kart games, firing a Koopa shell and having it hit your kart instead of an opposing racer.
"You just got struck by your own shell, Bob!"
by Skuld Skuldrun June 14, 2007
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