Backfire on Meaning in English
expression
ˈbækˌfaɪɹ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
BAK-fy-ur on
bˈækfaɪə/ /ˈɒn
BAK-fy-uh on
التعريف
If something backfires on you, it has the opposite effect of what you intended, often making the situation worse instead of better.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Usually informal. 'Backfire on' typically describes plans, actions, or strategies that had unintended negative results. Often used in the phrase 'it backfired on him/her/them'. Can be confused with 'fail', but 'backfire' emphasizes the result being the reverse of the intent.
Spanish: salirle el tiro por la culata a - volverse en contra dePortuguese (BR): sair pela culatra para - voltar-se contraPortuguese (PT): sair-lhe o tiro pela culatra - voltar-se contraChinese (Simplified): 事与愿违 - 适得其反Chinese (Traditional): 事與願違 - 適得其反Hindi: उल्टा पड़ जानाArabic: ينقلب عليه - تأتي بنتائج عكسيةBengali: বুমেরাং হওয়া - উল্টো ফল দেওয়াRussian: обернуться против - иметь обратный эффектJapanese: 裏目に出る - 逆効果になるVietnamese: phản tác dụngKorean: 역효과가 나다 - 되려 안 좋은 결과가 되다Turkish: ters tepmek - geri tepmekUrdu: الٹا ہو جانا - اُلٹے اثرات پیدا ہوناIndonesian: berbalik menjadi bumerang - berdampak sebaliknya
جمل نموذجية
His plan to surprise her backfired on him.
basic
The prank backfired on the students.
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Trying to lie backfired on her in the end.
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That risky investment really backfired on him.
natural
Her attempt to fix things only backfired on her even more.
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Sometimes criticism can backfire on the person who gives it.
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