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Past tense for to fail or not succeed

Past tense for to make a mistake

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

Past tense for to worsen or degenerate in condition or quality

Past tense for to morally go astray

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

Past tense for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

Past tense for to lose one's way or bearings

(of a business) Past tense for to go bankrupt

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Verb

Past tense for to fail or not succeed

came to nothing

met with disaster

went off course

came apart at the seams

went up in smoke

missed the mark

went down like a lead balloon

went pear-shaped

suffered defeat

turned out badly

not came up to scratch

went down the tube

ended in failure

met with failure

ground to a halt

failed to happen

not made the grade

went to the wall

went on the rocks

fell by the wayside

came to a sticky end

came to a bad end

missed the boat

went down swinging

backed wrong horse

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

come to nothing

gone pear-shaped

bitten the dust

gone up in smoke

gone down swinging

not come up to scratch

gone down like a lead balloon

come apart at the seams

hit rock bottom

missed the target

gone to the wall

come to a sticky end

come to a bad end

brought to naught

fallen by the wayside

ended in defeat

gone off course

failed miserably

ended in disappointment

gone on the rocks

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 tense for to make a mistake

dropped a clanger

put your foot in it

dropped the ball

made a faux pas

made a false move

got things wrong

dropped a brick

blotted your copybook

barked up the wrong tree

got the wrong end of the stick

muffed something up

gotten it wrong

gotten 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

got the wrong idea

gotten the wrong idea

taken something amiss

took something amiss

spoken out of turn

spoke out of turn

delivered badly

made a dog's dinner of

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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?”

Verb

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

stopped working

ceased to function

developed a fault

stopped functioning

went out of control

went on the blink

gave up the ghost

ground to a halt

gone on the blink

given up the ghost

bitten the dust

gone out of control

went to the wall

gone to the wall

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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.”

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Past tense for to worsen or degenerate in condition or quality

went to the dogs

went from bad to worse

went pear-shaped

fell from grace

left the straight and narrow

went down the primrose path

went down the toilet

went to rack and ruin

went down the tubes

took a turn for the worse

went to the pack

became dilapidated

fell into decay

became debilitated

took a nosedive

fell into disrepair

came apart at seams

hit rock bottom

had one foot in the grave

became moribund

went down the tube

appeared in a poor light

came apart at the seams

made something worse

reached a new low

went into a tailspin

turned the clock back

went into a decline

came to nothing

went into decline

fell apart at the seams

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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.”

Verb

Past tense for to morally go astray

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

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

acted improperly

misconducted oneself

gave someone trouble

fell from grace

got up to mischief

got up to no good

blotted your copybook

stirred the pot

showed bad manners

sowed wild oats

took a wrong turn

showed poor manners

got into mischief

fallen from grace

given someone trouble

stirred up trouble

gotten into mischief

forgotten oneself

taken a wrong turn

shown bad manners

shown poor manners

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Past tense for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

calculated wrongly

estimated wrongly

made a mistake about

dropped the ball

got signals crossed

missed by a mile

gotten signals crossed

judged incorrectly

miscomprehended

put a wrong interpretation on

had wrong impression

got the wrong idea about

gotten the wrong idea about

got the wrong end of the stick about

come to hasty conclusion

jumped to the wrong conclusion about

taken something amiss

took something amiss

gotten it wrong

got the wrong idea

done someone an injustice

did someone an injustice

barked up wrong tree

came to hasty conclusion

got the wrong impression

gotten the wrong idea

gotten the wrong impression

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Past tense for to lose one's way or bearings

Verb

(of a business) Past tense for to go bankrupt

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