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hoisted on one's own petard

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Japanese Meaning
自分が企てた策略や陰謀が自分に跳ね返り、逆に自分自身が害を被ること。 / 自作自演によって自らが罠にかかる、自らの計略が裏目に出る状態
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彼の計略は自分の策略が裏目に出て、見事に頓挫した。

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Alternative form of hoist by one's own petard

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hoisted on one's own petard

His scheme, hoisted on one's own petard, spectacularly backfired.

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His scheme, hoisted on one's own petard, spectacularly backfired.

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