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hoist with one's own petard

hoist with one's own petard is the alternative form of hoist by one's own petard.

Meaning of hoist by one's own petard

Adjective

hoist by one's own petard

  1. (idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".
    • He has no one to blame but himself; he was hoisted by his own petard.

Questions about hoist with one's own petard

What is hoist with one's own petard the alternative form of?
Hoist with one's own petard is the alternative form of hoist by one's own petard.

Words near hoist with one's own petard in the dictionary

  1. hoist by one's own petard
  2. hoist frame
  3. hoist frames
  4. hoist on one's own petard
  5. hoist the white flag
  6. hoist with one's own petard
  7. hoistable
  8. hoistaway
  9. hoistaways
  10. hoisted
  11. hoisted by one's own petard

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