A reference to this community quote: > Britta: Shouldn't have worn that petard if you didn't want to be hoisted by it. > Jeff: ...What do you think the expres

A reference to this community quote: > Britta: Shouldn't have worn that petard if you didn't want to be hoisted by it. > Jeff: ...What do you think the expression "hoisted by your own petard" is referencing? > Britta: I guess I just assumed that in the old days a petard was a special outfit like a leotard, with a lot of fancy buckles and loops on it, and that rich people would wear them when they were feeling especially smug, but then poor people would tie a rope through one of the loops, and hoist them up a pole and then let them dangle there as punishment for being cocky. > Jeff: Never look it up. Your explanation is way better. https://www.reddit.com/r/community/comments/7vs6ec/brittas_most_underrated_quote https://www.reddit.com/r/community/comments/7vs6ec/brittas_m... You seem to be referring to the more normal use of it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_with_his_own_petard https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_with_his_own_petard