A reasonable meaning of "hoist with his own petard" is being lifted by ones one farts.
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A reasonable meaning of "hoist with his own petard" is being lifted by ones one farts.
Petard - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating in the 1590s from French pétard, meaning a small bomb for breaching, derived from Latin pedere "to break wind." Figuratively means caught in one's own...
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