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:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Saddam		sahd-DAH:M	Arabic
Matfey		maht-VYAY	Russian
Cunigund		-	Ancient Germanic
Akira		ah-kee-ṙah	Japanese
Britt		[brit]
Junaid		-	Arabic

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