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hoist with(或 by)one's own petard

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 hoist with(或 by)one's own petard
释义

hoist with(或 by)one's own petard have one's plans to cause trouble for others backfire on one 搬起石头砸自己的脚; 害人反害己。 [ORIGIN: from Shakespeare's Hamlet (iii. iv. 207); hoist is in the sense 'lifted and removed', past participle of dialect hoise (see HOIST).]

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