hoist by one's own petard
- hoist by one's own petard
или hoist with one's own petard
(тж. hoist smb. by или with his own petard)
пoпaвший в coбcтвeнную лoвушку, пocтpaдaвший oт coбcтвeнныx кoзнeй; ♦ caмoму ceбe выpыть яму (зaмaнить кoгo-л. в eгo coбcтвeнную лoвушку) [hoist with one's own petard шeкcпиpoвcкoe выpaжeниe]
'Hallo!.. What's wrong?' 'Monty!' said Winifred stonily... 'What!' 'Back!' 'Hoist,' muttered Soames, 'with our own petard(J. Galsworthy). He had established his relationship with King Edward's Horse long before, In peacetime, with no other idea than that of getting some inexpensive equastrian experience. The arrival of the war converted his game into a dreadful seriousness and hoisted him with his own petard (J. Murdoch)
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hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist with one's own petard — phrasal or hoist by one s own petard : blown up by one s own bomb; usually : victimized or hurt by one s own scheme * * * hoist with one s own petard Caught in one s own trap • • • Main Entry: ↑hoist hoist with one s own petard … Useful english dictionary
hoist by one's own petard — phrasal see hoist with one s own petard * * * see petard … Useful english dictionary
hoist with one's own petard — or hoist by one s own petard phrasal victimized or hurt by one s own scheme … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoist by one's own petard — phrasal see hoist with one s own petard … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoist by one's own petard — adjective To be hurt, or destroyed by ones own plot or device, of ones own doing which one intended for another; to be blown up by ones own bomb . He has no one to blame but himself; he was hoisted by his own petard … Wiktionary
hoist\ with\ one's\ own\ petard — adj. phr. Caught in your own trap or trick. Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard. (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Словарь американских идиом
be hoist by one's own petard — ► be hoist with (or by) one s own petard have one s schemes against others backfiring on one. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare s Hamlet (III. iv. 207); hoist is in the sense «lifted and removed».] Main Entry: ↑petard … English terms dictionary
be hoist with one's own petard — ► be hoist with (or by) one s own petard have one s schemes against others backfiring on one. [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare s Hamlet (III. iv. 207); hoist is in the sense «lifted and removed».] Main Entry: ↑petard … English terms dictionary
hoist with (or by) one's own petard — having one s schemes against others backfiring on one. → petard … English new terms dictionary
