Backfire synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for Backfire

• go wrong

  fail
• fall flat

  fail
• meet with disaster

  fail
• come to nothing
• come to naught
• go up in smoke
• be self-defeating

  have unwelcome repercussions for
• double-take
• turn out badly

  fail
• be unsuccessful
• go awry
• not work
• be a disappointment
• do badly
• lose money
• be a disaster
• bite the dust
• back talk
• knee-jerk
• snappy comeback
• blow to kingdom come
• let go
• fall short
• flare-up
• get better
• get in shape
• get well
• make a comeback
• return to form
• start anew
• be affected
• give a snappy comeback
• have a funny feeling
• have vibes
• have funny feeling
• letting go
• get back on feet
• falling short
• getting better
• getting well
• regain health
• not go as planned
• come home to roost
• go belly-up

  fail
• go amiss
• miss the mark
• run aground
• be counterproductive

  have unwelcome repercussions for
• blow up in someone's face
• come to grief