blow up in (one's) face

To have a plan go wrong or awry. Mike was trying to sabotage my campaign, but the plan blew up in his face when I overhead him talking about it. Tina's decision to invest only in technology stocks has really blown up in her face.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gibson	['gibsn]
AbÍLio	ə-BEE-lyoo	Portuguese
Antiope	-	Greek Mythology
Ercilia	-	Spanish
Hildur	-	Icelandic, Norwegian
Floris	FLO-ris	Dutch