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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Just about everything that could go wrong has for the Miami Dolphins.
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Omar Kelly
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
In my opinion, would have to go wrong between now and the deadline for something crazy to happen.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Dive in everyone—what could go wrong?
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
Gabriel Everything that can go wrong is going wrong for the Broncos.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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Omar Kelly
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
In my opinion, would have to go wrong between now and the deadline for something crazy to happen.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Dive in everyone—what could go wrong?
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
Gabriel Everything that can go wrong is going wrong for the Broncos.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Go wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20wrong. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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