backfireதன்னைச்சுடுtaṉṉaiccuṭu(tanne suḍu)(4 intr)have the opposite effect of what was desired; rebound, boomerang, come back; fail, miscarry, go wrong; (inf.) come back to bite or haunt (you); blow up in o's face; have a boomerang effect;
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அவன் சொன்ன வார்த்தை திரும்பி அவனையே சுட்டதுavaṉ coṉṉa vārttai tirumpi avaṉaiyē cuṭṭatu
avan sonna vaartte tirumbi avaneyee suṭṭuccu
His words backfired on him and blew up in his face.
