But you were saying - hoist by their own petard?

I had seen horses and men exploded by a petard.

For them it certainly was a case of being hoist with their own petard.

Petard, all of those are things easily found on the application's sites.

"So to some extent the administration is being hoisted on its own petard."

"Hoist on our own petards, as my father used to say."

Many fall on their own petard as they rarely learn from previous mistakes.

It reports that the French have been hoist with their own petard.

So I was landed, hoist with my own petard, if you like.

On the bridge, the admiral could hear and feel the petard explode.

The petard had to be placed directly against the surface of the fortress.

Do whatever you have to do and watch your sweet petard.

But there is every reason to believe that they will eventually be hoist by their own petards.

It's what is known as being hoisted by your own petard."

"I rather think you mean stewing with her own petard.

Kind of hoist by his own petard, wouldn't you say?

In effect, they have been hoisted with their own petards."

How does it feel to be hoist in your own petard?"

I wanted to see him hoist on his own petard - whatever the hell that means.

This is a typical tale of hoisted by your own petard!

I never saw such a petard of a man; I think the devil was in him.

Well, but I was hoist by my own petard.

I feel the cold presence of my own petard preparing to hoist.

"In a way, she's being hoisted by her own petard."

I nodded, well aware of having been "hoist by my own petard"!