frontfire
Examples
“Talking of backfire, frontfire or whatever, John Carroll can give⟳ it both barrels, and simultaneously.”
“I want⟳ to discuss⟳ that false psychic you paid to bring⟳ Heather messages from the dead. It was a thoughtful idea, but one that backfired and then, ultimately, in its own⟳ way, frontfired, giving Heather more hope⟳ than you’d imagine⟳.”
“I realized that speaking up now might backfire on me later, but there was a slim chance it could frontfire, too.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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