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
Abd Al-Malik-Arabic
Katsukah-tsooJapanese
Roselle-French (Rare)
Gioachinojo-ah-KEE-noItalian
Davor-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
ChuckCHUKEnglish