| dirk(weapon, howitzer, double-take) | |
| disappoint(fail, miscarry, boomerang) | |
| double take(expression, feeling, return, response) | |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb) | |
| explosion | |
| fail(miscarry, boomerang) | |
| fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb) | |
| flamethrower(weapon, howitzer, double-take) | |
| flare up(expression, reaction) | |
| flop(fail, miscarry, boomerang) | |
| follow-through(influence, effect, consequence, upshot) | |
| forswear | |
| game playing(expression, idiom) | |
| gear backlash(expression, idiom) | |
| go wrong(expression, miscarry, boomerang) | |
| gripe | |
| harpoon(weapon, howitzer, double-take) | |
| hostile response(noun, expression, reaction, repercussion) | |
| howitzer(weapon, double-take) | |
| howitzers(weapon, howitzer, double-take) |
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