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go wrong
to fail; [for something bad] to happen. The project failed. I don't know what went wrong. I'm afraid that everything will go wrong. See also: wrong go wrong 1. to make a mistake or a bad decision With so many great players to choose from, there was no way I could go wrong. If you follow the signs to the park, you can't go wrong. You can't go wrong with the Italian restaurants in this neighborhood. 2. to experience problems or have a bad result I don't know what I would have done if anything had gone wrong. They tried to find out what went wrong with the science experiment. 3. to start to behave very badly He was a kid who went wrong, although he came from a very good family. Has something gone wrong with nature? Usage notes: often used for all three meanings in the form something goes wrong with something, as in the examples See also: wrong Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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