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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
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Are they bringing it on themselves?

The following headline is from "The Independent", a British newspaper.

HEALTH / Stop the world, I want to get off: More and more people are TATT - tired all the time. Are they bringing it on themselves? Or do they face intolerable pressures? Anne Woodham on ways of tackling the problem

My question is this:

What does "Are they bringing it on themselves?" mean?

Thank you.

  

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To "bring something on oneself" means to be the cause of one's own problem or difficulty.

  • To "bring something on oneself" means to be the cause of one's own problem or difficulty.
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To "bring something on oneself" means to be the cause of one's own problem or difficulty.

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