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hoist with own petard - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus

... your own petard (= blown into the air by your own explosive device), an expression made popular in Shakespeare's play, 鈥淗amlet鈥? See also: hoist, petard ...
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'Hoist with his own petard'

There's a Russian saying, "Don't build a trap--you may fall into it yourself." You may indeed. We've had that concept very much on our minds lately. ...
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Petard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article does not cite any references or sources. (September 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. ...
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FreePint Bar: Re: Phrase "HoistPetard"

Re: Phrase "Hoist...Petard". My OED has an interesting second definition for "Petard" ... "some kind of cheating at dice" ... had Shakespeare not . ...
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