hoist with your own petard

hoist with your own pe·tard

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoist or, sometimes, hahyst with, with yoo r, yawr, yohr ohn pi-tahrd]
- /hɔɪst or, sometimes, haɪst wɪθ, wɪð yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr oʊn pɪˈtɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoist or, sometimes, hahyst with, with yoo r, yawr, yohr ohn pi-tahrd]
- /hɔɪst or, sometimes, haɪst wɪθ, wɪð yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr oʊn pɪˈtɑrd/

Definition of hoist with your own petard words

phrase hoist with your own petard If someone who has planned to harm someone else is hoist with their own petard or hoist by their own petard, their plan in fact results in harm to themselves. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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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