- hoist by or with one's own petard
- idi hoist by or with one's own petard, caught by the very device one had contrived to hurt another
From formal English to slang. 2014.
hoist by or with one's own petard
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hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist with one's own petard — phrasal or hoist by one s own petard : blown up by one s own bomb; usually : victimized or hurt by one s own scheme * * * hoist with one s own petard Caught in one s own trap • • • Main Entry: ↑hoist hoist with one s own petard … Useful english dictionary
hoist with one's own petard — or hoist by one s own petard phrasal victimized or hurt by one s own scheme … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoist\ with\ one's\ own\ petard — adj. phr. Caught in your own trap or trick. Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard. (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Словарь американских идиом
be hoist with one's own petard — ► be hoist with (or by) one s own petard have one s schemes against others backfiring on one. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare s Hamlet (III. iv. 207); hoist is in the sense «lifted and removed».] Main Entry: ↑petard … English terms dictionary
hoist with (or by) one's own petard — having one s schemes against others backfiring on one. → petard … English new terms dictionary
hoist by one's own petard — phrasal see hoist with one s own petard … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoist by one's own petard — phrasal see hoist with one s own petard * * * see petard … Useful english dictionary
be hoist by one's own petard — ► be hoist with (or by) one s own petard have one s schemes against others backfiring on one. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare s Hamlet (III. iv. 207); hoist is in the sense «lifted and removed».] Main Entry: ↑petard … English terms dictionary
