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be hoisted with/by your own petard
Ⅰ be hoist(ed) with/by your own petard FORMAL ► F0 to suffer harm from a plan by which you had intended to harm someone elseThesaurus+: ↑Damaging and spoiling , ↑Destroying and demolishing
Ⅱ be hoist(ed) with/by your own petard ► F0 → BE HOIST(ED) WITH/BY YOUR OWN PETARD(Cf. ↑be hoisted with/by your own petard)Thesaurus+: ↑Bombs and missilesMain Entry: ↑petard
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