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Past participle for to fail or not succeed

Past participle for to make a mistake

(of a device) Past participle for to malfunction or stop working effectively

Past participle for to worsen or degenerate in condition or quality

Past participle for to morally go astray

Past participle for to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control

Past participle for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

Past participle for to lose one's way or bearings

(of a business) Past participle for to go bankrupt

Not fully functioning or in proper working condition

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Verb

Past participle for to fail or not succeed

come to nothing

met with disaster

bitten the dust

gone off course

come apart at the seams

gone up in smoke

missed the mark

gone down like a lead balloon

gone pear-shaped

not come up to scratch

suffered defeat

turned out badly

come to a sticky end

come to a bad end

gone down the tube

ended in failure

met with failure

gone on the rocks

gone to the wall

ground to a halt

failed to happen

not made the grade

fallen by the wayside

missed the boat

gone down swinging

failed to work out

had an adverse effect on

failed to go off

had an adverse effect

had unwelcome repercussions for

not gone as planned

came to nothing

went pear-shaped

went up in smoke

backed wrong horse

went down swinging

went down like a lead balloon

not came up to scratch

hit rock bottom

came apart at the seams

missed the target

went to the wall

brought to naught

fell by the wayside

ended in defeat

failed miserably

ended in disappointment

went off course

went on the rocks

came to a bad end

came to a sticky end

fallen short of expectations

fell short of expectations

fallen short of

went by the board

gone by the board

fell flat on your face

fallen flat on your face

went out of business

sunk without trace

gone out of business

sank without trace

did something badly

done something badly

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“It was just a phase in my life where everything I tried would go wrong.”

Verb

Past participle for to make a mistake

dropped a clanger

gotten it wrong

put your foot in it

dropped the ball

made a faux pas

made a false move

got things wrong

dropped a brick

gotten the wrong end of the stick

blotted your copybook

barked up the wrong tree

muffed something up

got the wrong end of the stick

made a nonsense of

made a Horlicks of

put your foot in your mouth

made a pig's ear of

maladministered

made a botch of

did something badly

done something badly

spoken out of turn

spoke out of turn

delivered badly

made a dog's dinner of

got the wrong idea

gotten the wrong idea

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“With my calculations below, I have calculated the casino losing money, which is simply not possible. So where did I go wrong with my calculations?”

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(of a device) Past participle for to malfunction or stop working effectively

stopped working

ceased to function

developed a fault

stopped functioning

bitten the dust

gone out of control

gone on the blink

given up the ghost

ground to a halt

gave up the ghost

went on the blink

went out of control

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“In twenty-odd years of using inkjet technology, the one lesson I have learned is that once your printer starts to go wrong, it will continue to go wrong.”

Verb

Past participle for to worsen or degenerate in condition or quality

gone to the dogs

gone from bad to worse

gone pear-shaped

gone down the primrose path

left the straight and narrow

fallen from grace

gone down the toilet

gone to rack and ruin

gone down the tubes

become dilapidated

taken a turn for the worse

gone to the pack

become debilitated

come apart at seams

fallen into decay

taken a nosedive

fallen into disrepair

become moribund

hit rock bottom

come apart at the seams

had one foot in the grave

gone down the tube

appeared in a poor light

made something worse

reached a new low

gone into a tailspin

turned the clock back

gone into a decline

fallen apart at the seams

gone into decline

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“They didn't want me to marry this guy, so when things started to go wrong, I tried to deal with it myself.”

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Past participle for to morally go astray

“Many youngsters go wrong simply because they have nothing else to do.”

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Past participle for to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control

forgotten oneself

acted improperly

misconducted oneself

given someone trouble

fallen from grace

got up to mischief

got up to no good

blotted your copybook

stirred the pot

taken a wrong turn

gotten into mischief

shown poor manners

shown bad manners

fell from grace

gave someone trouble

stirred up trouble

got into mischief

showed bad manners

took a wrong turn

showed poor manners

sowed wild oats

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Past participle for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

calculated wrongly

estimated wrongly

made a mistake about

dropped the ball

gotten signals crossed

missed by a mile

gotten it wrong

got signals crossed

miscomprehended

put a wrong interpretation on

missed the point

got the wrong idea

gotten the wrong idea

got the wrong impression

gotten the wrong impression

received a false impression

taken something amiss

took something amiss

got the wrong idea about

gotten the wrong idea about

gotten the wrong end of the stick

gotten wrong impression

gotten signals mixed

got the wrong end of the stick

got signals mixed

got wrong impression

judged incorrectly

come to hasty conclusion

got your lines crossed

failed to understand

got hold of the wrong end of the stick

got the wrong end of the stick about

failed to appreciate

jumped to the wrong conclusion about

got your lines crossed about

gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick

got your wires crossed

took something the wrong way

taken something the wrong way

barked up wrong tree

came to hasty conclusion

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Past participle for to lose one's way or bearings

Verb

(of a business) Past participle for to go bankrupt

Adjective

Not fully functioning or in proper working condition

not functioning

non-functioning

out of commission

not in working order

on its last legs

in poor condition

in need of repair

in a state of disrepair

given up the ghost

stopped working

non-operational

not in operation

unavailable for use

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