boomerang
noun
[ ˈbuːməraŋ ]
• a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people as a hunting weapon.
boomerang
verb
• (of a plan or action) recoil on the originator.
• "misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car-maker"
Similar:
backfire,
recoil,
reverse,
rebound,
come back,
bounce back,
spring back,
return,
ricochet,
have an adverse effect,
have unwelcome repercussions,
be self-defeating,
blow up in one's face,
redound,
Origin:
early 19th century: from Dharuk.
