跳ね返る

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 跳ね返る (はねかえる) is an intransitive verb meaning to bounce back or for consequences to rebound.
• Basic usage: ボールが跳ね返った describes physical rebound from a wall; 影響が現場に跳ね返る describes consequences returning to workers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Physical bounce and consequential rebound
  • A ball and wall select literal motion; cost-cutting effects and a workplace select the figurative return of consequences.