When finding oneself in a troubling situation, one should first make sure one is not making the situation worse by his own actions before addressing all other causes.

Synonym of if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging

plural of yourt

Archaic form of yurt.

(slang, vulgar) Synonym of screw you

(sarcastic) Said to someone who has ill-conceived, false beliefs.

Of or relating to Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987), Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.

(rhetorical question, colloquial) One should not do something that one has hired someone else to do.

plural of make yourself at home

(Yorkshire, East Midlands) Yourself.