hoist with one's own petard
21petard — n. hist. 1 a small bomb used to blast down a door etc. 2 a kind of firework or cracker. Phrases and idioms: hoist with one s own petard affected oneself by one s schemes against others. Etymology: F peacutetard f. peacuteter break wind …
22petard — See: HOIST WITH ONE S OWN PETARD …
23petard — See: HOIST WITH ONE S OWN PETARD …
24petard — See: hoist with one s own petard …
25petard — (peh TAHR) [French, from péter: to break wind] An explosive device once used to break through walls or gates; a small firecracker. The expression “hoist by [or with] one’s own petard” means to be harmed by one’s own plans or actions against… …
26petard — n 1. firecracker, squib, cherry bomb, ashcan. 2. hoist by or with one’s own petard caught in one s own trap, tangled in one s own web; defeated by one s own plot; outsmarted or outwitted by oneself …
27petard — /pi tahrd /, n. 1. an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc. 2. a kind of firecracker. 3. (cap.) Also called Flying Dustbin. a British spigot mortar of World War II that fired a 40 pound …
28petard — pe•tard [[t]pɪˈtɑrd[/t]] n. 1) mil an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc 2) a firecracker making a loud noise • hoist by or with one s own petard Etymology: 1598; < MF, =pet(er) to …
29hoist — hoister, n. /hoyst/ or, sometimes, /huyst/, v.t. 1. to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail. 2. to raise to one s lips and drink; drink (esp. beer or whiskey) with gusto: Let s go hoist a few… …
30hoist — /hɔɪst / (say hoyst) verb (t) (hoisted, Archaic, hoist, hoisting) 1. to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist sail. 2. Colloquial to steal, especially to shoplift. 3. Colloquial to throw. –noun 4. an apparatus for… …
