GO WRONG Definition & Meaning

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go wrong

Fail to work properly, as in The car starts fine, but as soon as you put it in gear, the transmission goes wrong . [Late 1800s]
Take to evil ways, become a criminal, as in As soon as he turned thirteen, Billy fell in with a gang and began to go wrong . [c. 1500]
Go astray, make a mistake. For example, We made a left turn and somehow went wrong from then on , or You won't go wrong if you follow the directions in the dress pattern . [c. 1300]
Fail, turn out badly, as in Everything about this party has gone wrong . [Late 1500s]

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After the rejections started rolling in, Nan Zhong tried to figure out what had gone wrong.

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I could stand at the stove, tasting, adjusting, adding a little more of this, a little less of that鈥攁lways able to fix it if something went wrong.

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At the time, he believed that worst case would be a drug deal gone wrong and his son or someone else getting hurt.

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"What was most shocking as well was the fact that over 58 of those young children were under the age of one. Where have we gone wrong?"

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The thing about armored vehicles is that, protected by their thick armor, you feel safe until something goes wrong.

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