HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD

Meaning of HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD in English

phrasal

or hoist by one's own petard

: blown up by one's own bomb ; usually : victimized or hurt by one's own scheme

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HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD — or hoist by one's own petard phrasal victimized or hurt by one's own scheme
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD — or hoist by one's own petard : victimized or hurt by one's own scheme
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD — or hoist by one's own petard : victimized or hurt by one's own scheme
Merriam Webster Collegiate English 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 …
Slang English vocab
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 …
Словарь английских идиом
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 …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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PETARD — petarde (-ar, -ero)
English interlingue dictionary
PETARD — noun Etymology: Middle French, from peter to break wind, from pet expulsion of intestinal gas, from Latin peditum, from neuter …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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HOIST — I. ˈhȯist, chiefly dial ˈhīst verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: alteration of hoise transitive verb : raise , lift , …
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PETARD — pə̇ˈtärd, -tȧd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from peter to break wind (from pet expulsion of intestinal gas, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETARD — (n.) A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and …
Английский словарь Webster
PETARD — ( n. ) A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PETARD — /pi tahrd"/ , n. 1. an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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HOIST — — hoister , n. /hoyst/ or, sometimes, /huyst/ , v.t. 1. to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance: …
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PETARD — n. explosive device, bomb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOIST — I. ˈhȯist, chiefly dialect ˈhīst verb Etymology: alteration of hoise Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. : lift , raise …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETARD — noun Etymology: Middle French, from peter to break wind, from pet expulsion of intestinal gas, from Latin peditum, from neuter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETARD — noun a case containing powder to be exploded, ·esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
HOIST — noun the act of hoisting; a lift. 2. hoist ·p.p. hoisted. 3. hoist ·noun the height of a fore-and-aft sail …
Webster English vocab
PETARD — [ pɪ'tα:d ] ■ noun historical a small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder. ↘a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETARD — [pe.tard] n [MF, fr. peter to break wind, fr. pet expulsion of intestinal gas, fr. L peditum, fr. neut. of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
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HOIST — [hoist] vb [alter. of hoise] vt (15c) 1: lift, raise; esp: to raise into position by or as if by …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOIST — mechanical device used primarily for raising and lowering heavy loads but occasionally for moving objects horizontally. It usually consists of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PETARD — petard BrE AmE pe ˈtɑːd pɪ-, pə-; ˈpet ɑːd AmE \ -ˈtɑːrd ▷ petard|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETARD — / pəˈtɑːd; NAmE pəˈtɑːrd/ noun • IDIOMS see hoist verb •• WORD ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French pétard , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
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ONE
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HOIST — / hɔɪst; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn , usually + adv. / prep. ] to raise …
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WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETARD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOIST — I. hoist 1 /hɔɪst/ BrE AmE ( also hoist up ) verb [transitive] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: hoise 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETARD — n. hist. 1 a small bomb used to blast down a door etc. 2 a kind of firework or cracker. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOIST — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 raise or haul up. 2 raise by means of ropes and pulleys etc. --n. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETARD — n. hist. 1 a small bomb used to blast down a door etc. 2 a kind of firework or cracker. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOIST — v. & n. v.tr. 1 raise or haul up. 2 raise by means of ropes and pulleys etc. n. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETARD — n. hist. 1. a small bomb used to blast down a door etc. 2 a kind of firework or cracker. …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HOIST — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. raise or haul up. 2 raise by means of ropes and pulleys etc. --n. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETARD — ( petards) If someone who has planned to harm someone else is hoist with their own petard or hoist by …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOIST — ( hoists, hoisting, hoisted) 1. If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there. Hoisting …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETARD — (~s) If someone who has planned to harm someone else is hoist with their own ~ or hoist by their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PETARD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB hoist ▪ He discovered that he was being hoist with his own petard . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWN
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