hoist on one's own petard

/HH OY1 S T AA0 N W AH0 N EH0 S OW0 N P EH0 T ER0 D/

adjective

1
Alternative form of hoist by one's own petard. [(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".]

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