HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD


Meaning of HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD in English

{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.)

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