blow up in sb's face

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Definition of blow up in sb's face words

phrase blow up in sb's face If something that you have planned blows up in your face, it goes wrong unexpectedly, with the result that you suffer. 3

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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