It was indeed a clever plan to entrap his opponent, but in the end he was hoist by his own petard.

設(shè)圈套陷害他的對(duì)手固然是個(gè)妙計(jì), 可是到頭來卻是作法自斃.

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The police hoisted the criminal with his own petard.

警察使罪犯搬起石頭砸自己的腳.

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Critics say he is in danger of being hoist with his own petard.

有批評(píng)者認(rèn)為他的話無疑是作繭自縛,但不管如何,切爾西是否能有一天超越在全球范圍擁有五千五百萬球迷、年獲得五千萬英鎊收益的曼徹斯特聯(lián)隊(duì)?

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