petard in the PONS Dictionary

petard Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

hoist(ed) with/by one's own petard
сам попадам в клопката си
to be hoist(ed) with one's own petard
сам попадам в клопката си

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English
It looked, in fact, set to hoist on its own petard.
thenationonlineng.net
Sometimes you get something that's a great idea, sometimes you're hoisted by your own petard.
metro.co.uk
By appealing to the masses and choosing to follow the public rather than to lead them, they are now hoist by their own petard.
www.independent.ie
Now, they have been hoist by their own petard.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
No one is rewarded for hoisting themselves upon their own petards.
nation.time.com
Hoisted on their own petard, the founders agreed.
business.financialpost.com
The petard was reloaded by traversing the turret to the co-driver's hatch.
en.wikipedia.org
The backblast went straight back from the fortification: if the petardier also moved straight back he would be hoist by his own petard.
en.wikipedia.org
The petard had to be placed directly against the surface of the fortress.
en.wikipedia.org
Petard then launched a boarding party in a seaboat.
en.wikipedia.org

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