totally backfire

Examples (10)

• The marketing campaign was supposed to boost sales, but it totally backfired and alienated our core customers.
• His attempt to shift the blame totally backfired on him when new evidence emerged.
• Their strategy to ignore the competition has totally backfired, as they've lost significant market share.
• If you lie on your resume, it will totally backfire during the background check.
• I knew that trying to surprise her would totally backfire because she hates surprises.
• The government's new tax policy seems to have totally backfired, leading to public outrage.
• The politician's last-minute attack ad was a tactic that totally backfired, increasing support for his opponent.
• Trying to be the 'cool' parent can totally backfire if your kids just find it embarrassing.
• The plan was going well, until one small mistake made the whole scheme totally backfire.
• He thought he could cheat the system, but his clever trick totally backfired and got him caught.