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goes balls up

goes balls up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go balls up.

Meaning of go balls up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, vulgar) to fail
    • The Mayor was desperate to find some kind of happy face to put on the situation should it go balls up.2004, Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Odd Jobs

Questions about goes balls up

What is goes balls up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes balls up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go balls up.

Words near goes balls up in the dictionary

  1. goes back to the drawing board
  2. goes back to the tools
  3. goes backwards
  4. goes bad
  5. goes ballistic
  6. goes balls up
  7. goes bananas
  8. goes bankrupt
  9. goes batshit
  10. goes begging
  11. goes belly-up

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