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
Abd Al-Aziz	-	Arabic
ÍVarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Albina	[æl'bainə]
Andi	AN-dee	English
Placide	-	French
Daley	DAY-lee	Irish, English (Rare)