Meanings of backfire badly in inglés

But an industry-wide ban on hiring former Pentagon officials could backfire badly, he said.

It is a gamble worth taking with much sterner tests ahead, albeit one that could backfire badly.

Even an act of supposed generosity can backfire badly, as Ace Magashule has found out this weekend.

But it is doubtful whether Bolton's fans would agree, and the decision may yet backfire badly on Sam Allardyce.

Attacking it -and by association the thousands of HSE staff currently in the path of the storm -could backfire badly.

The diplomat, who keeps one eye on Westminster politics, described Johnson's appointment as a risky move that had the potential to backfire badly.

London - Victoria Beckham's search for a new image has backfired badly.

Her attempt to show herself as both compassionate and in control had backfired badly.

Jack's plot to get rid of Greg had backfired badly.

Mr Salmond said that intervention had " backfired badly" on the three political parties.

Pia realized that her plan was in danger of backfiring badly at the crucial moment.

It was a gamble; one that's backfired badly.

He says the aim was to stop anyone boosting their grades by adding in kanuka honey - but that's backfired badly.

JOHN Hopoate has re-enacted his moment of international infamy with a tasteless joke that's backfired badly and overshadowed a charity event.

Sometimes they come off, but other times throughout a 24 year coaching career, which began at Galwegians RFC, they have backfired badly.

The manager's gamble in playing a clearly unfit Henry against PSV Eindhoven in midweek, albeit as a second-half substitute, has backfired badly.