Related Phrases
The concept of "inverse consequences" has a corollary in other phrases, as well:
- "the plan backfired" - meaning the opposite result occurred, as in a gun firing backward, rather than forward.
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Famous quotes containing the words related and/or phrases:
“One does not realize the historical sensation as a re-experiencing, but as an understanding that is closely related to the understanding of music, or rather of the world by means of music.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
“A man in all the world’s new fashion planted,
That hath a mint of phrases in his brain.
One who the music of his own vain tongue
Doth ravish like enchanting harmony.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)