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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When literary fiction types lose touch with the demotic their books go bad.
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Signs Of Spoilage Even shelf-stable condiments can go bad over time.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Things go bad for this group once cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham is murdered by Vecna while buying drugs from Eddie.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Why does restaurant cooking oil go bad?
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Signs Of Spoilage Even shelf-stable condiments can go bad over time.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Things go bad for this group once cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham is murdered by Vecna while buying drugs from Eddie.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Why does restaurant cooking oil go bad?
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 8 Oct. 2025
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 18 Dec. 2025.
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