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:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Phoenix		FEE-niks	English (Modern)
Natalka		-	Ukrainian, Polish
Eadgar		-	Anglo-Saxon
Grania		GRAWN-ya	Irish
Carwyn		-	Welsh
Rastus		RAS-təs	English (Rare)

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