BACKFIRE


Meaning of BACKFIRE in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ badly , spectacularly , totally

▪ ultimately

He pretended to be sick, a ploy which ultimately ~d.

PREPOSITION

▪ on

The surprise I had planned ~d on me.

Backfire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ strategy , ↑ stunt , ↑ tactic

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