| 词组 | backfire |
| 释义 | backfire Theme: FLATULENCE in. to release intestinal gas anally, perhaps audibly. (Use caution with the topic.)Whew! Somebody backfired!It was noisy when Dave backfired, and hardly anyone heard what happened. backfire (on someone) in. [for a scheme meant to cause harm to someone or something] to harm the person who runs the scheme.I hope this plan doesn't backfire on me.Her attempt to frame Bill for the crime backfired. backfire verb to fart UK, 1998backfire onTo not proceed as one had planned or hoped. My plan to convince my parents that I'm responsible enough to have a car promptly backfired on me when I came home after curfew. The invading army's strategy completely backfired on them because they failed to account for the icy mountain terrain. backfire on someoneFig. [for something, such as a plot] to fail unexpectedly; to fail with an undesired result. Your plot backfired on you. I was afraid that my scheme would backfire on me. backfire in. to release intestinal gas anally and audibly. (Usually objectionable.) Whew! Somebody backfired! backfire (on someone) in. [for a scheme meant to cause harm to someone or something] to harm the person who runs the scheme. I hope this plan doesn’t backfire on me. backfireverbSee backfire on someone |
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