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- The Curious Meaning of the Phrase ‘Hoist with One’s Own Petard’
‘Hoist with one’s own petard’ The expression is well-known, and its meaning is fairly clear to most people: it describes someone who has been scuppered by their own schemes, someone who has come a-cropper because of some mischief they intended against others But what is a ‘petard’, and where does it come from?
- PETARD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PETARD is a case containing an explosive to break down a door or gate or breach a wall Where does the phrase hoist with one's own petard come from?
- Hoist with his own petard - Wikipedia
"Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial The phrase's meaning is that a bomb-maker is blown ("hoist", the past tense of "hoise") off the ground by his own bomb ("petard"), and indicates an ironic reversal or poetic justice [1]
- Hoist With Your Own Petard - Meaning Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder
A petard is, or rather was, as they have long since fallen out of use, a small engine of war used to blow breaches in gates or walls They were originally metallic and bell-shaped but later cubical wooden boxes
- Petard - definition of petard by The Free Dictionary
Define petard petard synonyms, petard pronunciation, petard translation, English dictionary definition of petard n 1 A small bell-shaped bomb used to breach a gate or wall 2 A loud firecracker
- PETARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PETARD definition: 1 → hoist 2 → hoist Learn more
- PETARD Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Petard definition: an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc See examples of PETARD used in a sentence
- PETARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
3 meanings: 1 (formerly) a device containing explosives used to breach a wall, doors, etc 2 → See hoist with one's own petard Click for more definitions
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