(be) hoisted by your own petard
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(be) hoisted with your own petard — be hoist/hoisted by/with your own peˈtard idiom to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others Main entry: ↑hoistidiom … Useful english dictionary
(be) hoist by your own petard — be hoist/hoisted by/with your own peˈtard idiom to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others Main entry: ↑hoistidiom … Useful english dictionary
(be) hoist with your own petard — be hoist/hoisted by/with your own peˈtard idiom to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others Main entry: ↑hoistidiom … Useful english 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.) … 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 — 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
hoist — [[t]hɔ͟ɪst[/t]] hoists, hoisting, hoisted 1) VERB If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there. [V n prep/adv] Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel... [V pron refl prep/adv]… … English dictionary
hoist — I UK [hɔɪst] / US verb [transitive] Word forms hoist : present tense I/you/we/they hoist he/she/it hoists present participle hoisting past tense hoisted past participle hoisted 1) a) to lift someone or something to a higher place Tim hoisted the… … English dictionary
hoist — hoist1 [ hɔıst ] verb transitive 1. ) to lift someone or something to a higher place: Tim hoisted the boy onto his shoulders. a ) to lift something or someone using special equipment: The bridge was hoisted into place by a crane. 2. ) to increase … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hoist — 1 also hoist up verb (T) 1 to raise, lift, or pull up something, especially using ropes: The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. | hoist the flag 2 be hoist with your own petard to be harmed or embarrassed by something that you planned… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
