go bad

idiom

: to no longer be fresh enough to eat or drink : to become spoiled
Is the milk still good or has it gone bad?

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Howell noticed that about 1 in 20 lithium batteries would go bad very quickly, (like within days of use) and sometimes this was enough to prevent the camera from working. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024 Unlike toilet paper, bananas go bad, so shippers weren’t able to ship large volumes in advance of strikes. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 Ensure cans are sealed and stored properly so the paint doesn’t go bad prematurely. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024 The water-rich vegetable will go bad much more quickly if it gets parched. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for go bad 

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“Go bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bad. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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