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it blew up in my face

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  • Blew — Blow Blow, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl[ a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. ekflai nein to spout… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blow up in your face —    When working on a plan or project, if it suddenly goes wrong or fails, it blows up in your face.     The trip was difficult to organize, but it blew up in his face when the airline company went on strike …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • blow up in one's face — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail completely and with unexpected force. * /The thief s plan to rob the bank blew up in his face when a policeman stopped him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • blow up in one's face — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail completely and with unexpected force. * /The thief s plan to rob the bank blew up in his face when a policeman stopped him./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • blow up in one's face — verb To fail disastrously. Whether the specific pecking order of the game I let them play today had anything to do with the fact that it blew up in my face after five minutes is a question that can be answered only in empirical terms …   Wiktionary

  • blow\ up\ in\ one's\ face — v. phr. informal To fail completely and with unexpected force. The thief s plan to rob the bank blew up in his face when a policeman stopped him …   Словарь американских идиом

  • in one's face — abruptly, unexpectedly The plan blew up in our face just as we were ready to start …   Idioms and examples

  • blow up in one's face — phrasal : to fail completely and publicly especially in such a way as to embarrass his whole scheme blew up in his face * * * (of an action, project, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects to oneself …   Useful english dictionary

  • in\ one's\ face — • in one s face • slam the door in one s face adv. phr. 1. Against your face. The trick cigar blew up in the clown s face. A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school. 2. In front of you. The maid slammed the door in the salesman s face.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • slam\ the\ door\ in\ one's\ face — • in one s face • slam the door in one s face adv. phr. 1. Against your face. The trick cigar blew up in the clown s face. A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school. 2. In front of you. The maid slammed the door in the salesman s face.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • in one's face — {adv. phr.} 1. Against your face. * /The trick cigar blew up in the clown s face./ * /A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school./ 2. In front of you. * /The maid slammed the door in the salesman s face./ * /I told the boys that they… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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