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"Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial. The phrase's meaning is that a bomb-maker is blown ("hoist", the past tense of "hoise") off the ground by his own bomb (" petard "), and indicates an ironic reversal or poetic justice.
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It is another way of saying "get your own life", or "mind your own business". [1] The phrase has also appeared as a generally more emphatic variant of the taunt "get a job" [2] [page needed] and implies the addressee needs to go out and make their way in the world, without being supported by outside sources such as parents or benefactors.