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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
Vygantas-Lithuanian
JozuaYO-zuy-ahDutch
Hadi-Arabic, Persian
Mohini-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Ballantyne['bæləntain]
Elyse-English
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