To shoot oneself in the foot.
To inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself.
To do something without intending to which spoils a situation for oneself.
See Wisconsin Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger's handling of prosecution witnesses in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
"I really like this girl, so I hope I don't binger on our date tonight."
"They were winning by a field goal, but they bingered on the last drive and lost the game."
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