v. 1 to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted; 2 to give off a loud explosive noise that means the engine of a car or other vehicle is not working p
Your comment backfired and cause you a lot of trouble.
Your comment backfired and cause you a lot of trouble.
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What did they do to get back at Stevie and it backfired on them?
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The racketeer had a vulpine scheme but it backfired.
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backlash; recoil; opposite
goes as plan
2 syllables
back-fired
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