2007-01-17 22:50:35 · 3 answers · asked by Navy Seals 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
hoist with your own petard, you get into trouble or caught in a trap that you had set for someone else.
conjugation of the french verb "peter". The phrase refers to becoming a victim of one's own evil design or to get a taste of one's own medicine. The petard was a device employed in medieval warfare. It was loaded with an explosive device which if successfully fired could cause a degree of damage. if however the device was exploded prematurely, the person lighting it would be tossed into the air by the force of the blast
2007-01-17 23:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Natashya K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamlet Act III Scene 4
Let it work;
For 'tis the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petar; and 't shall go hard
But I will delve one yard below their mines
And blow them at the moon:
2007-01-18 04:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning
Injured by the device that you intended to use to injure others.
For origin, see the link below:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hoist%20by%20your%20own%20petard.html
2007-01-17 22:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by emsr2d2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋