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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
Lazare-French
Ziya Al-Din-Arabic
Cramer['kreimə]
Annick-Breton
Dan (3)DAHN (Swedish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Adrienne['eidri.en]
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