go haywire
To break down or cease to function properly: “Everything was going smoothly until the computer started to go haywire.”
Words Nearby go haywire
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How to use go haywire in a sentence
Things simply go haywire outside the boundaries and cells (and people) die.
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The power around here doesn't go haywire except in the winter, when trees fall across the lines.
Trees Are Where You Find Them | Arthur Dekker SavageIf any of our plans go haywire, I would want to let you know.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with go haywire
Become wildly confused, out of control, or crazy. For example, The plans for the party have gone haywire, or His enemies accused the mayor of going haywire. This term alludes to the wire used for bundling hay, which is hard to handle and readily tangled. [First half of 1900s]
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