Meaning of frontfire | Babel Free

Definitions

To have the intended effect.

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.”

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