Idiomatic challenge: Shoot oneself on the foot or in the foot?

A critic, on Friday, noted that one of our presidential candidates had ‘shot himself on the leg’ based on a decision he (the politician) recently made. Politics apart, the commentator’s message is grammatically understandable. It is clear that he intended to use the idiom that means to foolishly harm one’s cause. While ‘idea is needed’,

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A critic, on Friday, noted that one of our presidential candidates had ‘shot himself on the leg’ based on a decision he (the politician) recently made. Politics apart, the commentator’s message is grammatically understandable. It is clear that he intended to use the idiom that means to foolishly harm one’s cause. While ‘idea is needed’,

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