hoist with one's own petard

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Definitions of hoist with one's own petard words

noun hoist with one's own petard being the victim of one's own schemes 0
noun hoist with one's own petard destroyed by the very devices with which one meant to destroy others: cf. Hamlet, III, iv 0
adjective hoist with one's own petard Alternative form of hoist by one's own petard. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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