"salir el tiro por la culata" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: salgo el tiro por la culata [first-person, present, singular], salí el tiro por la culata [first-person, preterite, singular], salido el tiro por la culata [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “have the shot come out of the (rifle) butt”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|have the shot come out of the (rifle) butt}} “have the shot come out of the (rifle) butt”, {{lit|have the shot come out of the (rifle) butt}} Literally, “have the shot come out of the (rifle) butt” Head templates: {{es-verb}} salir el tiro por la culata (first-person singular present salgo el tiro por la culata, first-person singular preterite salí el tiro por la culata, past participle salido el tiro por la culata)
  1. (idiomatic) to backfire (to fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: pegarse un tiro en el pie, ir por lana y volver trasquilado
    Sense id: en-salir_el_tiro_por_la_culata-es-verb-PVSpQwGP Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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