hoist by one's own petard en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, see quotations.
Meanings
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(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.
For tis the ſport to haue the enginer / Hoiſt with his owne petar, an't ſhall goe hard
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], line 208:After a while Bond said: 'It's very satisfactory to be a corpse who changes places with his murderers. For them it certainly was a case of being hoist with their own petard.'
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Game Is Baccarat”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 64:At last, the opposition spoke with one voice, and Boris Johnson was hoist by his own petard. It’s hard to see how he gets out of it.
2019 September 4, Jon Henley, “'Fighting for survival': European papers maul Johnson after defeat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Unhappily, the country as well as Mr. Marples has been hoist by the Minister's petard. (Mr. Marples was the Minister concerned)
1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 362:The danger with Trump would seem to be that, like Berlusconi, he would be hoist by his own petard, self-destructing precisely through the agent of his rise, and dragging the rest of us with him.
2015 August 27, Michael Signer, “What Happens When Donald Trump Stirs Up 'Passionate' Supporters”, in The Atlantic:
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Relateds
Leopards Eating People's Faces Party · like turkeys voting for an early Christmas · own goal · beat someone at their own game · Leopards Eating Faces Party · rod for one's back · on one's own hook · shoot oneself in the foot · the biter bit · turn the tables · he who digs a pit for others falls in himself · like turkeys voting for Christmas · the shoe is on the other foot
Translations (31)
es ir por lana y volver trasquilado (be hurt by one's own plot) · pt provar do próprio remédio (be hurt by one's own plot) · cmn 作法自斃 /作法自毙 (be hurt by one's own plot) · es una cucharada de su propia medicina (be hurt by one's own plot) · hu saját kelepcéjébe/csapdájába esik (be hurt by one's own plot) · it darsi la zappa sui piedi (be hurt by one's own plot) · pl wpadać we własne sidła (be hurt by one's own plot) · nl wie een put graaft voor een ander, valt er zelf in (be hurt by one's own plot) · de wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein (be hurt by one's own plot) · fr l'arroseur arrosé (be hurt by one's own plot) · cmn 害人害己 (be hurt by one's own plot) · is falla á eigin bragði (be hurt by one's own plot) · vi gậy ông đập lưng ông (be hurt by one's own plot) · egy xr:n-q:n-nDs:f (be hurt by one's own plot) · pt cair na própria armadilha (be hurt by one's own plot) · fr tel est pris qui croyait prendre (be hurt by one's own plot) · fi mennä omaan ansaansa (be hurt by one's own plot) · pl wpaść we własne sidła (be hurt by one's own plot) · id senjata makan tuan (be hurt by one's own plot) · ja 罠拵えて首突っ込む (be hurt by one's own plot) · es salir el tiro por la culata (be hurt by one's own plot) · sv fångas i sin egen fälla (be hurt by one's own plot) · sv smaka på sin egen medicin (be hurt by one's own plot) · cmn 自食其果 (be hurt by one's own plot) · tr kendi kazdığı çukura düşmek (be hurt by one's own plot) · it cadere nella propria trappola (be hurt by one's own plot) · is ganga í eigin gildru (be hurt by one's own plot) · it fare autogol (be hurt by one's own plot) · is genginn í eigin gildru (be hurt by one's own plot) · de mit den eigenen Waffen schlagen (be hurt by one's own plot) · is fallinn á eigin bragði (be hurt by one's own plot)