to have the opposite result of what was intended
得到与预期相反的结果 (dédào yǔ yùqī xiāngfǎn de jiéguǒ)
"His plan backfired and made things worse."
"他的计划失败了，使情况变得更糟。" (tā de jìhuà shībàile, shǐ qíngkuàng biàndé gèng zāo)
considering something from one's own perspective
to make a process run more smoothly by helping it along or m...
to announce one’s intention to compete for a position or off...
to start working hard, especially after delaying
the complete truth without leaving anything out
to gently encourage someone toward something
