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backfire N (mechanical engineering)

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carburetter backfire

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This backfired, and the veil became more popular than ever among the workers, whereas prior to this was mostly used by the middle, wealthier classes.
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Her plan was unsuccessful, however, as it backfired.
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He often finds himself building huge machinery, such as roach-catching contraptions, most of the time resulting in them backfiring.
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He usually deploys robots or uses strange contraptions to carry out his dirty deeds, but it usually backfires on him.
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He spends the majority of his time inventing incredible things, most of which tend to backfire, despite his best efforts.
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Sweet goes through but suffers a head injury (due to a trick he pulled that backfired).
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Immediately after the expose, however, his claims backfired as the accusation turns out to be grossly false and misinformed.
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But that voracity can backfire.
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One of them dastardly science folk will protect the monsters in order to study them, which will also inevitably backfire.
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However, the spell backfired, trapping the guests as spirits in the earthly realm inside the hotel.
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