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backfire
verb, intr
- 1. Said of an engine or vehicle: to make a loud bang as the result of an explosion of accumulated unburnt or partially burned gases in the exhaust or inlet system.
2. Said of a plan, etc: to go wrong and have a bad effect on the person who originated it.
- Thesaurus: boomerang, recoil, rebound, ricochet, come home to roost; miscarry, fail, go awry, abort.
