go wrong
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go wrong
verb goes wrong · going wrong · went wrong · gone wrong
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To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
Everything seems to be going very badly wrong today.
Similar: atrophy, break down, crack, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, devolve, confound, fade, fall off, go bad, go downhill
- To malfunction. The vending machine went wrong and dispensed five cans of drink at once.
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To become wicked or depraved.
Mr. Blue Sky / Please tell us why / You had to hide away for so long (so long) / Where did we go wrong?
Similar: break bad, go bad, go to the bad, stray
Translations
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verb to fail
| Español | ir mal |
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| Português | dar errado |
| Français | mal tourner |
| Deutsch | schiefgehen, schieflaufen |
| Italiano | finire male |
| עברית | השתבש hishtabésh, התפקשש hitfakshésh |
verb to become depraved
| Français | mal tourner |
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