explodir na cara de

Portuguese

Verb

explodir na cara de (first-person singular present explodo na cara de, first-person singular preterite explodi na cara de, past participle explodido na cara de)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see explodir,‎ na,‎ cara,‎ de.
2. (idiomatic) to blow up in (one’s) face (fail disastrously)