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1 hoist with his own petard
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2 hoist
[hoist] 1. verb1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) levantar2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) levantar2. noun1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) guindaste2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) empurrão* * *[hɔist] n 1 ação de levantar ou içar. 2 elevador. 3 macaco, moitão, guindaste, guincho, grua. • vt+vi içar, levantar, elevar, guindar. hoist with his own petard preso em sua própria armadilha. to hoist the flag içar a bandeira.
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hoist with your own petard — hoist with (your) own petard to be harmed by something that was intended by you to harm someone else. The most enjoyable moment in any action film occurs when the villain is hoist with his own petard. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
hoist by/on/with your own petard — see ↑petard • • • Main Entry: ↑hoist hoist by/on/with your own petard : hurt by something that you have done or planned yourself : harmed by your own trick or scheme a politican who has been hoist by his own petard • • • Main Entry: ↑petard … Useful english dictionary
hoist by your own petard — Meaning Caught in your own trap. Origin A petard is an explosive device used to break down doors or walls. Hence hoist on ones... Used by Shakespeare in Hamlet For tis the sport to have the enginer / Hoist with his owne petar . From the French… … Meaning and origin of phrases
hoist with own petard — hoist with (your) own petard to be harmed by something that was intended by you to harm someone else. The most enjoyable moment in any action film occurs when the villain is hoist with his own petard. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist with one's own petard — {adj. phr.} Caught in your own trap or trick. * /Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard./ (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Dictionary of American idioms
hoist\ with\ one's\ own\ petard — adj. phr. Caught in your own trap or trick. Jack carried office gossip to the boss until he was hoisted by his own petard. (From Shakespeare; literally, blown up with one s own bomb.) … Словарь американских идиом
Petard — A petard was a small bomb used to blow up gates and walls when breaching fortifications. The term has a French origin and dates back to the XVI century. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/petard#prof Dictionary.reference.com] ] In a… … Wikipedia
petard — pe·tard (pĭ tärd’) n. 1) A small bell shaped bomb used to breach a gate or wall. 2) A loud firecracker. Idiom: ● be hoist with one s own petard ▸ To be undone by one s own schemes. ╂ [French pétard, from Old French, from peter, to br … Word Histories
hoist — (v.) 1540s, to raise, earlier hoise (c.1500), probably originally past tense of M.E. hysse (late 15c.), which is probably from M.Du. hyssen (Du. hijsen) to hoist, related to Low Ger. hissen and O.N. hissa upp raise. A nautical word found in most… … Etymology dictionary
petard — 1590s, small bomb used to blow in doors and breach walls, from Fr. pétard (late 16c.), from M.Fr. péter break wind, from O.Fr. pet a fart, from L. peditum, properly neut. pp. of pedere to break wind (in M.L. pettus). Surviving in phrase hoist… … Etymology dictionary
