blow up in somebody's face

Of course, that might mean it blew up in your face.

He had lost control, and it was all blowing up in his face.

A year later, it all blew up in his face.

Everything was going to blow up in his face, one way or the other, very soon.

It had a way of blowing up in your face.

You know this is going to blow up in your face.

She could just blow up in his face any time.

Nothing of its kind had ever been done before, and it could have blown up in his face.

It could blow up in his face if he didn't watch out.

Most of the time it doesn't blow up in everybody's face.