- blow up in someone's face
- разг наруша́ться (о пла́нах)
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blow up in someone's face
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blow up in someone's face — blow up/explode in (someone s) face if a plan or situation blows up in your face, it has a bad effect on you instead of the result you expected. The government s attempts at reform have blown up in its face, with demonstrations taking place all… … New idioms dictionary
blow explode in someone's face — blow up/explode in (someone s) face if a plan or situation blows up in your face, it has a bad effect on you instead of the result you expected. The government s attempts at reform have blown up in its face, with demonstrations taking place all… … New idioms dictionary
blow up — phrasal verb Word forms blow up : present tense I/you/we/they blow up he/she/it blows up present participle blowing up past tense blew up past participle blown up 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something blows up, or if someone blows something… … English dictionary
blow up in face — blow up/explode in (someone s) face if a plan or situation blows up in your face, it has a bad effect on you instead of the result you expected. The government s attempts at reform have blown up in its face, with demonstrations taking place all… … New idioms dictionary
blow explode in face — blow up/explode in (someone s) face if a plan or situation blows up in your face, it has a bad effect on you instead of the result you expected. The government s attempts at reform have blown up in its face, with demonstrations taking place all… … New idioms dictionary
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
face — 1 /feIs/ noun (C) 1 FRONT OF YOUR HEAD the front part of the head from the chin to the forehead: She has such a pretty face. | Bob s face was covered in cuts and bruises. | a sea of faces (=a lot of faces seen together): The Principal looked down … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… … English dictionary
blow — I [[t]blo͟ʊ[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ blows, blowing, blew, blown (Please look at category 15 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. A chill wind blew at the top… … English dictionary
blow — blow1 /bloh/, n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the head. 2. a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.: His wife s death was a terrible blow to him. 3. a sudden attack or drastic action: The invaders struck a blow … Universalium
