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| View Poll Results: "be hoist with one's own petard" means? | |||
| A. to use one's own strength to face a problem |     | 17 | 18.48% |
| B. to be lifted up by one's undergarments |    | 7 | 7.61% |
| C. to end up having egg on one's face |    | 67 | 72.83% |
| D. to pick up with one's own hand thine dog's doo-doo |    | 1 | 1.09% |
| Voters: 92. This poll is closed | |||
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#1
16-Nov-2003, 13:25
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 Idiom: "be hoist with one's own petard" means? E. A term used by pirates to mean, stubborness. For extra bonus points, can you name the person who coined the phrase? :D |
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16-Nov-2003, 15:57
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| I don't know if he coined the phrase, but it is from Shakespeare (Hamlet, I think), and a petard (pronounced pe-tar) is an explosive device. :D |
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29-Jul-2004, 01:46
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| Convicted by your own statements or actions. Shoot yourself in the foot. |
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