hoist with one's own petard

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• hoist by one's own petard — phrasal see hoist with one s own petard …   New Collegiate 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 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

• petard — See: HOIST WITH ONE S OWN PETARD …   Словарь американских идиом

• Petard — A petard was a small bomb used to blow up gates and walls when breaching fortifications. The term has a French origin and dates back to the XVI century. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/petard#prof Dictionary.reference.com] ] In a… …   Wikipedia

• petard — 1> петарда, хлопушка, шутиха (род фейерверка) 2> ист. петарда Id: hoist with (by) one s own petard попавший в собственную ловушку, пострадавший от собственных козней; кто роет другому яму, сам в нее попадет …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• petard — peˈtɑ:d сущ. 1) петарда; хлопушка (род фейерверка) 2) ист. петарда ∙ hoist with/by one s own petard ≈ попавший в свою собственную ловушку петарда, хлопушка, шутиха (род фейерверка) (историческое) петарда > hoist with /by/ one s own * попавший в… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

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