petard
petard
[pɪˈtɑːd]
noun
hoist with (或 by) one's own petard
[pɪˈtɑːd]
noun
- (historical)a small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall
(史)（由金属或木头盒子装上炸药制成的用于炸门或在墙上炸洞的）攻城炸药箱
■a kind of firework that explodes with a sharp report
爆竹，炮仗
hoist with (或 by) one's own petard
- have one's plans to cause trouble for others backfire on one. (see hoist)
搬起石头砸自己的脚；害人反害己
- mid 16th cent.: from French pétard, from péter 'break wind'
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