be hoist with one's own petard



be hoist with one's own petard

To be undone by one's own schemes.
See also: hoist, own, petard

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Riad-Arabic
Artemis['a:timis]
Emilis-Lithuanian
Oralie-English (Rare)
Taliba-Arabic
MeghanMEG-ənEnglish