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词组 blow up in your face
释义
Idiom
blow up in your faceblow up in (your) face
to unexpectedly fail.
The military does not rush into a situation that could blow up in their faces.Carey's efforts to explain the need for staff reductions exploded in his face.
Related vocabulary: have egg on your face
idiomblow up in your face(also go up in your face BrE)if a situation blows up in your face, it suddenly causes you lots of trouble or embarrassment or becomes very difficult to control:We knew the peace negotiations were a very delicate matter and could easily blow up in our face.When I got the phone call from Marston, I remember wondering which of his deals had gone up in his face this time.

blow up in (one's) face

To have a plan go wrong or awry. Mike was trying to sabotage my campaign, but the plan blew up in his face when I overhead him talking about it. Tina's decision to invest only in technology stocks has really blown up in her face.

blow up in your face

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explode in your face

COMMON If a situation blows up in your face or explodes in your face, it has a bad result that you did not expect. His outburst yesterday could blow up in his face. Those that have supported his cause will certainly question his motives. The scandal has exploded in the government's face.

blow up in your face

(of an action, plan, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects to yourself.
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