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Jimmy Hung
2021-05-11 09:05
Backfire (on someone) verb phrase
Said when something such as a plot, plan, project, situation, or idea fails unexpectedly and causes a negative result that harms that person who intended
I hope that my plan wouldn't backfire on me.
Their scheme to defeat us backfired on them.
It was fortunate of us when the strategy of invaders backfired on them as they forgot to take into account our mountainous terrain.
1. To become shabby or worn along the edges when talking about fabric or threads
2. To become weaker or less effective, or start to fail
1. To fail completely
2. To become separated from something that was stuck to
1. If you say that something dies a natural death, you mean that it fails, fades away, or no longer exists.
2. If you say that someone dies a natural death, you mean that he dies because of disease or old age.
To fail
This phrase is normally used in the simple past tense.
This idiom refers to a firearm's breech blast, which [moves backwards] due to a blockage, etc., injuring the person instead of shooting a projectile.Since at least the early 1900s, it has been in use.
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