go wrong

English

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

(intransitive, idiomatic) To fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.
Everything seems to be going wrong today.

If you want good weather, you can't go wrong with Spain.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To malfunction.
The vending machine went wrong and dispensed five cans of drink at once.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become wicked or depraved.
Synonyms: break bad, go bad, go to the bad
- 1977, Electric Light Orchestra (lyrics and music), “Mr. Blue Sky”, in Out of the Blue:
  Mr. Blue Sky / Please tell us why / You had to hide away for so long (so long) / Where did we go wrong?

to fail

to malfunction

to become depraved