to hoist with
1hoist 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.) …
2hoist 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.) …
3hoist with your own petard — hoist with (your) own petard to be harmed by something that was intended by you to harm someone else. The most enjoyable moment in any action film occurs when the villain is hoist with his own petard. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… …
4hoist with own petard — hoist with (your) own petard to be harmed by something that was intended by you to harm someone else. The most enjoyable moment in any action film occurs when the villain is hoist with his own petard. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… …
5hoist with your own petard — If you are hoist with your own petard, you get into trouble or caught in a trap that you had set for someone else …
6hoist with your own petard — hoist with/by/your own petard phrase suffering as a result of your attempt to harm someone else Thesaurus: in a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: hoist …
7hoist with (or by) one's own petard — having one s schemes against others backfiring on one. → petard …
8hoist 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 …
9hoist with your own petard — If you are hoist with your own petard, you get into trouble or caught in a trap that you had set for someone else. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
10Hoist with your own petard — If you are hoist with your own petard, you get into trouble or caught in a trap that you had set for someone else …
