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go wrong
verb as in err
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verb as in fail
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss the boat
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in misbehave
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verb as in miscalculate
verb as in miscarry
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in misestimate
verb as in misfire
verb as in misreckon
verb as in slip
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Example Sentences
We can give Blake just a few minutes between the two, then have things go wrong.
Homophobes, conservatives, and liberals alike all tend to blame ‘the Other’ when things go wrong.
There are many ways that what started in Syria Monday night can go wrong.
Prime real estate on the Mall, a world-famous architect—what could go wrong?
You can never go wrong betting on the kids being smarter than everybody gives them credit for.
To see a part of my scheme, from which I had hoped so much, go wrong before my eyes is maddening!
A groom is a chap, that a gentleman keeps to clean his 'osses, and be blown up, when things go wrong.
If things go wrong, each man make for his horse, and get away the best he can.
One is to let me know if things go wrong, and the other isn't quite so important, but it will please me a lot.
There are some men who turn a deaf ear to reason and good advice, and wilfully go wrong for fear of being controlled.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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