hoist by one's own petard

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Definition von hoist by one's own petard im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

by one's own
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Englisch - Englisch
To be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb"

He has no one to blame but himself; he was hoisted by his own petard.

hoist by one's own petard

    Silbentrennung

    hoist by one's own pe·tard

    Türkische aussprache

    hoyst bay wʌnz ōn pıtäd

    Aussprache

    /ˈhoist ˈbī ˈwənz ˈōn pəˈtäd/ /ˈhɔɪst ˈbaɪ ˈwʌnz ˈoʊn pəˈtɑːd/

    Etymologie

    () From the play Hamlet (III.iv.207) by Shakespeare: * For tis the sport to haue the enginer / Hoist with his owne petar.''
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