Backfire
"Backfire" in Spanish
jugar una mala pasada
(fail)
petardear
(to experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound)
salir el tiro por la culata
(fail)
tener contraefecto
(fail)
tener efecto retroactivo
(fail)
tener el efecto contrario
(fail)
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