boomerang
noun[C]
uk/ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/us/ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/acurvedstickthat, whenthrownin aparticularway, comes back to thepersonwhothrewit
回飞镖，回飞棒
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boomerang
verb[I]
uk/ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/us/ˈbuː.mə.ræŋ/If aplanboomerangs, itbringsaharmfulresultinsteadof theintendedgood one:
自作自受；自食其果Ourplanto take over thebusinesscould boomerangonus if we're notcareful.如果我们不小心，接管该企业的计划可能会让我们自吞苦果。
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom