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Read the following dialogue. Mark: Did you hear what happened to Tom? Lisa: No, what’s going on? Mark: Well, he tried to sabotage Sarah’s project to make her look bad, but the boss found out he was the one behind it. Now he’s the one in trouble. Lisa: Wow, that’s crazy! I guess he got hoist with his own petard. What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression “to be hoist with one's own petard”?

ATo achieve success through one's own efforts.BTo be graced by the plan someone made intended for you.CTo be elevated to a position of power unexpectedly.DTo lift someone else using a mechanical device.ETo be caught in one's own trap.

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