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
PhebeFEE-bee (English)English, Biblical
KoenKOONDutch
BetÜL-Turkish
NoraNAWR-ə (English), NO-rah (German)Irish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Italian
Najwa-Arabic
BrynjaBRIN-yah (Icelandic)Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian