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
Mirta-Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Ilana-Hebrew
Clytia-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Husain-Arabic
MerlaMUR-ləEnglish (Rare)
Sumati-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi