go wrong

Verb

go wrong (third-person singular simple present goes wrong, present participle going wrong, simple past went wrong, past participle gone wrong)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To worsen; to fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
   • Everything seems to be going very badly wrong today.
   • If you want good weather, you can't go wrong with Spain.

   Synonyms:

   atrophy, break down, crack, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, devolve, confound, fade, fall off

2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To malfunction.
   • The vending machine went wrong and dispensed five cans of drink at once.
3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become wicked or depraved.
   • Mr. Blue Sky / Please tell us why / You had to hide away for so long (so long) / Where did we go wrong?1977, Electric Light Orchestra, “Mr. Blue Sky”, in Out of the Blue

   Synonyms:

   break bad, go bad, go to the bad, stray