to have the reverse of the desired or expected effectthe well-meaning gesture boomeranged, since he ended up being offended by it
the well-meaning gesture boomeranged, since he ended up being offended by it
backfire
collapse, flop, flunk, fold, wash outflounder, struggledecline, slip, slump, wane
succeedflourish, prosper, thrive
in 1824
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