Sentences with phrase «ploy backfired»

To say the infomercial - style PR ploy backfired would be an understatement.

He tries to save himself and his bandmates from going to Hashima by arranging for a bribe, but that ploy backfires quickly in a heart - breaking early scene where Gang - ok realizes that almost everybody is trying to bribe their way out of trouble.

«Superhero Lawyer «Snyderman» Wears His Costume Year - Round Main Legal Site's Buzz - Building Ploy Backfires Badly»

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While the tactic grabbed headlines, the ploy ultimately backfired.

Is it just a wind up ploy that's backfiring a bit as he doesn't really have anything?

It's a ploy that could backfire.

Make sure that you are ready for any result when you gamble with an obvious political ploy that can backfire.

Though she can get away with this tactic legally, since he's still a minor, the ploy ultimately backfires because the institution's militaristic approach only grates on Andrew's nerves.

If they're doing that to mask financial troubles, their ploy could backfire.

This is another seemingly sensible marketing ploy that can backfire if you're not careful.

Yes Jim, it was a ploy that backfired.

This ploy sometimes backfires in custody cases, as it should, because judges know that children are malleable and frown upon adults using children as pawns.