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
Gautam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
ÖDÖN-Hungarian
KarpKAHRPRussian
Shyam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Brenda['bendə]
Balfour-English (Rare)