Expression or word that means “a tactic is stolen by the enemy and used against oneself” [duplicate]

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Word for “to use someone's own tactics against them”

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I'm looking for something different from Word for “to use someone's own tactics against them”. I'm considering a scenario in which one intends to use a certain tactic to defend oneself against some enemy. However, before the tactic can be used, it is stolen by the enemy and used against the person him/herself.

Example: Alex told the plagiarizer he'd sue them unless they delete the video. However, that only prompted the plagiarizer to ______ with a defamation lawsuit.

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The answer could perhaps be "pre-emptive strike" but you haven't given any context. Could you give a description of a realistic scenario. What sort of tactic are you talking about? Is this in a war? Is it an argument with a neighbour or a spouse?

– chasly from UK
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Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein (People who set traps for others get caught themselves.) -Proverbs 26:27

– Tushar Raj
2 days ago

Isn't the "enemy" just using someone's own tactic against them? I'm not sure what real difference the distinction is besides point of view... I think this answer works pretty well.

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Word for “to use someone's own tactics against them”

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Example: Alex told the plagiarizer he'd sue them unless they delete the video. However, that only prompted the plagiarizer to ______ with a defamation lawsuit.

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The answer could perhaps be "pre-emptive strike" but you haven't given any context. Could you give a description of a realistic scenario. What sort of tactic are you talking about? Is this in a war? Is it an argument with a neighbour or a spouse?

– chasly from UK
2 days ago

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein (People who set traps for others get caught themselves.) -Proverbs 26:27

– Tushar Raj
2 days ago

Isn't the "enemy" just using someone's own tactic against them? I'm not sure what real difference the distinction is besides point of view... I think this answer works pretty well.

– Skooba
2 days ago

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Word for “to use someone's own tactics against them”

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Example: Alex told the plagiarizer he'd sue them unless they delete the video. However, that only prompted the plagiarizer to ______ with a defamation lawsuit.

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Word for “to use someone's own tactics against them”

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Word for “to use someone's own tactics against them”

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The answer could perhaps be "pre-emptive strike" but you haven't given any context. Could you give a description of a realistic scenario. What sort of tactic are you talking about? Is this in a war? Is it an argument with a neighbour or a spouse?

– chasly from UK
2 days ago

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein (People who set traps for others get caught themselves.) -Proverbs 26:27

– Tushar Raj
2 days ago

Isn't the "enemy" just using someone's own tactic against them? I'm not sure what real difference the distinction is besides point of view... I think this answer works pretty well.

– Skooba
2 days ago

add a comment |

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The answer could perhaps be "pre-emptive strike" but you haven't given any context. Could you give a description of a realistic scenario. What sort of tactic are you talking about? Is this in a war? Is it an argument with a neighbour or a spouse?

– chasly from UK
2 days ago

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein (People who set traps for others get caught themselves.) -Proverbs 26:27

– Tushar Raj
2 days ago

Isn't the "enemy" just using someone's own tactic against them? I'm not sure what real difference the distinction is besides point of view... I think this answer works pretty well.

– Skooba
2 days ago

The answer could perhaps be "pre-emptive strike" but you haven't given any context. Could you give a description of a realistic scenario. What sort of tactic are you talking about? Is this in a war? Is it an argument with a neighbour or a spouse?

– chasly from UK
2 days ago

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein (People who set traps for others get caught themselves.) -Proverbs 26:27

– Tushar Raj
2 days ago

Isn't the "enemy" just using someone's own tactic against them? I'm not sure what real difference the distinction is besides point of view... I think this answer works pretty well.

– Skooba
2 days ago

add a comment |

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Beat to the punch

to do something before someone else does it.

I wanted to have the new car, but Sally beat me to the punch. I planned to write a book about using the new software program, but someone else beat me to the draw.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

In this case, you can say that the enemy was planning to using a tactic, but you beat them to the punch.

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Thanks for the answer! However, "beat to the punch" suggests the two parties are equals and both aware of the tactic from the get-go. I've edited my question to illustrate the scenario I had in mind, to which this doesn't quite apply.

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Beat to the punch

to do something before someone else does it.

I wanted to have the new car, but Sally beat me to the punch. I planned to write a book about using the new software program, but someone else beat me to the draw.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

In this case, you can say that the enemy was planning to using a tactic, but you beat them to the punch.

answered 2 days ago

rosslh

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Thanks for the answer! However, "beat to the punch" suggests the two parties are equals and both aware of the tactic from the get-go. I've edited my question to illustrate the scenario I had in mind, to which this doesn't quite apply.

– user46652
2 days ago

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Beat to the punch

to do something before someone else does it.

I wanted to have the new car, but Sally beat me to the punch. I planned to write a book about using the new software program, but someone else beat me to the draw.

In this case, you can say that the enemy was planning to using a tactic, but you beat them to the punch.

answered 2 days ago

rosslh

1,962159

Thanks for the answer! However, "beat to the punch" suggests the two parties are equals and both aware of the tactic from the get-go. I've edited my question to illustrate the scenario I had in mind, to which this doesn't quite apply.

– user46652
2 days ago

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Beat to the punch

to do something before someone else does it.

I wanted to have the new car, but Sally beat me to the punch. I planned to write a book about using the new software program, but someone else beat me to the draw.

In this case, you can say that the enemy was planning to using a tactic, but you beat them to the punch.

answered 2 days ago

rosslh

1,962159

Beat to the punch

to do something before someone else does it.

I wanted to have the new car, but Sally beat me to the punch. I planned to write a book about using the new software program, but someone else beat me to the draw.

In this case, you can say that the enemy was planning to using a tactic, but you beat them to the punch.

answered 2 days ago

rosslh

1,962159

answered 2 days ago

rosslh

1,962159

answered 2 days ago

rosslh

1,962159

answered 2 days ago

rosslh

1,962159

Thanks for the answer! However, "beat to the punch" suggests the two parties are equals and both aware of the tactic from the get-go. I've edited my question to illustrate the scenario I had in mind, to which this doesn't quite apply.

– user46652
2 days ago

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Thanks for the answer! However, "beat to the punch" suggests the two parties are equals and both aware of the tactic from the get-go. I've edited my question to illustrate the scenario I had in mind, to which this doesn't quite apply.

– user46652
2 days ago

Thanks for the answer! However, "beat to the punch" suggests the two parties are equals and both aware of the tactic from the get-go. I've edited my question to illustrate the scenario I had in mind, to which this doesn't quite apply.

– user46652
2 days ago

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