Hoist-by-one-s-own-petard Definition

adjective

(idiomatic) To be hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".

He has no one to blame but himself; he was hoisted by his own petard.
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Origin of Hoist-by-one-s-own-petard

  • For tis the sport to haue the enginer / Hoist with his owne petar.

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