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backfire
To have the opposite effect of what was intended, usually producing a negative result.
A large arrival or flow of people, things, or money into a place.
To wake someone up or make someone more active or excited
To cause continual distress or discomfort, often in a mental or emotional sense.
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To have the opposite effect of what was intended, usually producing a negative result.
At the company meeting, his attempt to lie
backfired
, and when the truth came out, he was very embarrassed.
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