go\ wrong

go\ wrong
v. phr.
1. To fail; go out of order.

Something went wrong with our car and we stalled on the road.

2. To sink into an immoral or criminal existence.

In a large city many young people go wrong every year.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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