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English Idioms :: backfire
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backfire - {v.} To misfire; to have a reverse effect from what was intended. * /Mimi's gossip about the Head of the Department backfired wizen people began to mistrust her./ |
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Traditional English :: backfire
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backfire - v. & n. --v.intr.
1 undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of an internal-combustion engine.
2 (of a plan etc.) rebound adversely on the originator; have the opposite effect to what was intended. --n. an instance of backfiring. |
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Related Words
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carburetor
back
fire
mp3
draft
cause
lloyd
carb
car
does
through
engine
yard
pit
exhaust
captain
tu
22m
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Most Often Usage
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