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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
Staples['steiplz]
DigbyDIG-beeEnglish (Rare)
Parminder-Indian (Sikh)
Debora-Italian, German, Dutch
Angharad-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Stace-Medieval English
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