a curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginals as a hunting weapon
回镖,回力镖(尤指澳大利亚土著人用的传统狩猎武器)。
(of a plan or action)recoil on the originator
(言行,计谋等)使人自食其果
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misleading consumers about quality will eventually boomerang on a car-maker .在质量问题上误导消费者的汽车制造商最终将自食其果。
" early 19th cent.: from Dharuk."