Examples of 'own petard' in a sentence
Meaning of "own petard"
To be caught or affected by one's own plan or action that was intended for someone else
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Hoisted by their own petard they will be.
Seems he hung himself on his own petard.
Photographer hoisted on his own petard caused by photographic sleight of hand.
I think we might hoist him on his own petard.
Man is often hoist With his own petard Set by his own malice.
I am please to see him hoist by his own petard.
Hoist on his own petard.
I would point out that the Commissioner stands to some extent hoist with this own petard.
Hoist on your own petard.
Once again, because of your poor managerial skills, I have been hoisted upon my own petard.
Hoist by your own petard.
Once again, because of your poor managerial skills, I've been hoisted upon my own petard.
Hoist by his own petard.
Here we have the saboteur saboté - the saboteur hoist with his own petard.
And then to hoist the Spaniards with their own petard - a double triumph . Ah, yes.
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In this case, the Conservatives may find themselves hoist by their own petard.
Hoist with his own petard.
It seems the school has been hoisted on its own petard.
Hoist on their own petard.
I completely misused the term hoisted on his own petard.
Hoist with your own petard.
It would seem that we have been hoisted by our own petard.
Hoisted on your own petard.
It merely lies in shock after an unfortunate bout with its own petard.
Hoist upon their own petard.
If it continues like this, he will be hoist with his own petard.
Hoisted on their own petard.
As the saying goes, they have been hoist with their own petard.
Hoisted by my own petard.
And then somebody is hoisted with his own petard.
Hoisted on my own petard.
I always like to see a villain hoist by his own petard.
I completely misused the term hoisted on his own petard earlier this morning.
The republicans have been hoisted on their own petard.
You are hoisted by your own petard.
The Democrats and Clinton were hoisted on their own petard.
And then to hoist the Spaniards with their own petard - a double triumph.
Oh, she has been well and truly hoist by her own petard.
Barnier hoisted on his own petard.
For ' tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard.
Do not you hoist me on my own petard.
We get a new commandant and we are finished . Hoisted on our own petard.
I have been hoisted upon my own petard.
I should have loved to have seen Mr. Picasso hoist on his own petard.
He was literally hoist by his own petard.
With the publication of the new political document, Hamas is hoist by its own petard.
I was hoisted by my own petard.
The one petard I thought would never hoist me . I was hoisted by my own petard.
What do you think the expression hoisted by your own petard is referencing?
That is to say hoist them by their own petard.
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