go pear-shaped

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go pear-shaped (British & Australian informal)

if a plan goes pear-shaped, it fails We'd arranged to be in France that weekend but it all went pear-shaped.

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Things did go pear-shaped, the price was bigger (8-11) than I anticipated at the off and this was one of those cases when I was left kicking myself for not putting up a 'lay' guide price. TRADING REPORT; TRADING POST by The Racing Post (London, England) Byline: by MAEVE QUIGLEY IT'S all going to unravel for the fair Fiona tonight as her plans to cover up murder go pear-shaped. TV IRELAND: SOAPWATCH FAIR CITY RTE1, 8pm by The Mirror (London, England) Everything can tend to go pear-shaped when a manager gets a new deal but I'll keeping working hard and take one game at a time. Football: Stirling get 2 Moore years by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			go on a rampage go on before go on for an age go on record go on strike go on the block go on to a better land go on tour go on with go one better go out in search of go out of business go out of fashion go out of service go out of way go out of way to go out on a limb go out the window go over big go over head go over like a lead balloon go over with a bang go over with a fine-tooth comb go overboard go past go pear-shaped Go piss up a rope! go places go postal go public go round in circles go round the houses go scot-free go separate ways go sky-high go so far as to go so far as to say go sour go south go spare go stag go straight go the distance go the extra mile go the limit go the way of all flesh go the way of the dodo go the whole hog go the whole nine yards go through go through channels			Go Outside and Make Some Friends go over go over go over go over go over big go over big go over big go over head go over like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon go over someone's head go over the hill go over the wall go over with a bang go over with a fine-tooth comb go overboard go overboard go overboard go own way go own way go own way go past go past go past Go Pat Go go pear-shaped Go Ped Go Peds Go pills Go pills Go pills Go piss up a rope! go places go places go places go places go places Go play in the traffic go postal go postal Go Pound Sand Go Pound Sand Up Your Ass go private go private go private go private go private go public go public go public go public go public go public with go public with go public with go public with

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