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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And without regulation, there are no consequences when things go wrong.
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Windsor Johnston, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Andrew Kelly | Reutersa When Palantir hit the stock market in September 2020, there was a lot that could go wrong.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
What are some of the things that could go wrong?
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Things go wrong during the robbery, however, which Vince ultimately participates in alongside Junior.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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Windsor Johnston, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Andrew Kelly | Reutersa When Palantir hit the stock market in September 2020, there was a lot that could go wrong.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
What are some of the things that could go wrong?
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Things go wrong during the robbery, however, which Vince ultimately participates in alongside Junior.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Go wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20wrong. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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