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."

Examples of go wrong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kirkman has spent decades studying what leaders should do when things go wrong. —Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026

Big challenges, big payoff Of course, a lot could go wrong. —Martin Elvis, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026

Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026

Gold just had its best year since 1979 as investors sought out safe havens, reflecting nerves that something could go wrong in the economy or in markets. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for go wrong

• agung
• along
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong
• prolong
• sarong
• tanjong