The idea was dangerous and could easily backfire.

But "skin in the game" can easily backfire, as I wrote about.

But doubling without a clear motive can easily backfire, and did on the diagramed deal.

For some children and teenagers, grounding can backfire easily, encouraging bad behavior in the form of rebellion against their parents.

It can easily backfire on him and has his vision clouded instead should he get caught in the smoke emitted himself.

More proof, though none is needed, that what works on the page can easily backfire when it reaches the screen.

But the practice can easily backfire, even when the composers are preaching to the converted.

But what sounds appealing, most Western experts warn, could easily backfire in practice.

The strategy could easily backfire, the company said, giving rise to regulations so stringent that simply doing business would be difficult.

Something like that could easily backfire on you if you're not careful.