EN · C2 · idiomhoist with your own petard
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hoist with your own petard
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Dialogues in context
EN · C2A Trap
- A
Who devised the trick question?
Kto wymyślił podchwytliwe pytanie?
- B
Olek, but he was hoist with his own petard.
Olek, ale padł ofiarą własnej intrygi.
- A
Did he have to answer it?
Sam musiał odpowiedzieć?
- B
Yes, after the order changed.
Tak, po zmianie kolejności.
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Translations
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RussianExamples of use
Fałszerz padł ofiarą własnej intrygi: podróbka dowiodła jego winy.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.The forger was hoist with his own petard: his fake proved his guilt.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Der Fälscher fiel seiner Intrige zum Opfer: Die Fälschung bewies seine Schuld.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.El falsificador cayó en su propia trampa: la falsificación probó su culpa.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Фальсификатор стал жертвой своей интриги: подделка доказала его вину.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
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- hoist with your own petard
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Example
The forger was hoist with his own petard: his fake proved his guilt.
Related concepts
pyrrusowe zwycięstwo
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.walczyć z wiatrakami
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.przekroczyć Rubikon
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.nietykalna zasada
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.wilk w owczej skórze
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.koń trojański
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Related phrases
Wybrano go na kozła ofiarnego, choć decyzja, za którą go obwiniano, zapadła bez jego udziału.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.To zwycięstwo okazało się pyrrusowe: osiągnęliśmy cel, ale utraciliśmy współpracowników potrzebnych do dalszych działań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie rozcinajmy tego węzła gordyjskiego decyzją, która uprości sytuację kosztem pominięcia istotnych zobowiązań.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ta drobna z pozoru uwaga uruchomiła lawinę zastrzeżeń, których rozmówcy wcześniej nie zgłaszali.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Próba przypodobania się obu stronom pozostawiła go między młotem a kowadłem, bez rozwiązania akceptowalnego dla którejkolwiek.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.To wydanie jest białym krukiem: znalezienie kompletnego egzemplarza wymaga cierpliwości i odrobiny szczęścia.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.