Definition of backfire on - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

consequenceshave an unintended negative effect on someone

His plan to surprise her backfired on him.
The prank backfired on him, leaving him embarrassed.
Her attempt to help actually backfired on her, causing more problems.

boomerang

rebound

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Expressions with backfire

backfire effect

situation where an attempt to solve a problem makes it worse

The new policy had a backfire effect, increasing the issues it aimed to solve.

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French:se retourner contre, ...
German:nach hinten losgehen, ...
Italian:ritorcersi contro, ...
Spanish:salir el tiro por la culata, ...
Portuguese:sair pela culatra, ...
Chinese:适得其反, ...
Japanese:裏目に出る, ...
Arabic:اِنْقَلَبَ ضِدَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְהַפֵּךְ עַל, ...
Russian:оборачиваться против, ...
Ukrainian:обертатися проти, ...
Hindi:उलटा पड़ना, ...
Bengali:উল্টো ফল হওয়া, ...
Catalan:girar-se en contra de, ...
Czech:vymstít se, ...
Danish:give bagslag, ...
Dutch:terugslaan op, ...
Greek:γυρίζω μπούμερανγκ σε κάποιον, ...
Hungarian:visszaüt valakire, ...
Khmer:បង្កផលវិបាកអាក្រក់ដល់, ...
Korean:역효과를 내다, ...
Persian:نتیجه معکوس دادن, ...
Polish:obrócić się przeciwko, ...
Portuguese (BR):sair pela culatra, ...
Romanian:a întoarce împotriva, ...
Swedish:slå tillbaka på, ...
Thai:ส่งผลร้ายต่อ, ...
Turkish:ters tepmek, ...
Vietnamese:phản tác dụng với, ...

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