FIREBUG
firebug
(noun) a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
arsonist, incendiary, firebug
(noun) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firebug (plural firebugs)
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.
Source: Wiktionary
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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