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
Therasia-Late Roman
Talmai-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Virgiliu-Romanian
Nurten-Turkish
Ashmore['æʃmɔ:]
Takakotah-kah-koJapanese