His ungentlemanly attempts to discredit the sale of drugs by his professional brethren would by-and-by recoil on himself.
I'd be glad of a retaliation that wouldn't recoil on myself.
If the noise or recoil on firing seems weak or doesn't seem quite" right," cease firing immediately and be sure to check that no obstruction or projectile has become lodged in the barrel.
An evil deed may recoil on the head of the doer.
Plots sometimes recoil on the plotters.