go wrong
idiom
1
: to happen or proceed in a way that causes a bad result
We have to figure out what went wrong with the experiment.
Everything is going wrong for me today.
When she didn't come back, we feared that something had gone horribly wrong.
2
: to make a mistake
I followed the instructions to the letter and the computer still doesn't work. Where did I go wrong?
"I don't know what to order." "Their clam chowder is good. You can't go wrong with there."
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Instead of focusing on what could go wrong, ask yourself: what could go right?
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Lien De Pau, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
There's a lot of heavy lifting in Australia when things go wrong.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
So there's just a lot of vulnerabilities, lots of things could go wrong with this in a hurry.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
An Italian summer holiday in the sun — what could go wrong?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024
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Lien De Pau, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
There's a lot of heavy lifting in Australia when things go wrong.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
So there's just a lot of vulnerabilities, lots of things could go wrong with this in a hurry.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
An Italian summer holiday in the sun — what could go wrong?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Go wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20wrong. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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