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.

    – Skooba
    2 days ago


















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

    3 answers




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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marked as duplicate by jimm101, Skooba, choster, Mark Beadles, tmgr 2 days ago


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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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This question already has an answer here:




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

    3 answers




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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  • 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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marked as duplicate by jimm101, Skooba, choster, Mark Beadles, tmgr 2 days ago


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  • 1





    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
















  • 1





    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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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







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





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







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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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.






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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.





  • 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.






share|improve this answer
























  • 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.





  • 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.






share|improve this answer













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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  • 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





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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