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Meanings of blowback in English
Unintended consequences of a covert operation that are suffered by the aggressor.
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Examples for "backfire"
Examples for "backfire"
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Executing leaders is simply bad politics - history shows that they backfire.
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Investing in private companies not long before they go public can backfire.
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The data also indicate, however, that communicating anger in bargaining may backfire.
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Another risk: if your signature move is too specific, it could backfire.
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The secrecy can also backfire in other ways, according to the report.
Usage of blowback in English
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Saudi Arabia is increasingly feeling the heat of the Sunni hardline blowback.
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Honor your strength and dig in your heels to weather any blowback.
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So here I am implementing those things and it's a blowback, he said.
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The blowback from President Obama's interactive town hall has been intense and widespread.
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I was choking on its blowback so I closed my mouth.
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So before you blow the whistle, ponder whether you're ready for the blowback.
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Following the blowback from Republicans, McAnulty later withdrew his support for the Sunday site.
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Nor did he receive any blowback from family or friends or even his ex-wife.
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Anticipating blowback over job losses, Abbott offered the following rationale.
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But it's comfortable predicting blowback at home from a war halfway around the world.
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And earlier comments by Abrams drew a barrage of skeptical blowback from concerned fans.
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If you're the boob responsible, you are in for some blowback from your crewmates.
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At TGIF that week, executives were ill-prepared for the blowback.
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Briel's actions could cause serious blowback on Keiser and Villejoin.
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And you can expect massive blowback over Google's recent admissions of Wi-Fi network spying.
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Which brings us to the blowback portion of the program.
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