go wrong
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Go astray, make a mistake. For example, We made a left turn and somehow went wrong from then on , or You won't go wrong if you follow the directions in the dress pattern . [c. 1300]
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Take to evil ways, become a criminal, as in As soon as he turned thirteen, Billy fell in with a gang and began to go wrong . [c. 1500]
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Fail, turn out badly, as in Everything about this party has gone wrong . [Late 1500s]
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Fail to work properly, as in The car starts fine, but as soon as you put it in gear, the transmission goes wrong . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Stylists also have to get creative when things go wrong — and to make sure the cameras don’t capture a bad moment for eternity.
From Los Angeles Times
Pulling back on spendable income means families have a smaller margin of error if things go wrong, and may compromise the level of financial support parents can offer college-bound or adult children.
From MarketWatch
But none of those agencies or their top officials have taken responsibility for the delayed alerts in west Altadena — or explained in detail what went wrong.
From Los Angeles Times
That volatility can backfire when things go wrong.
For Microsoft bears to be right, a lot will have to go wrong at the same time.
From Barron's
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