go bad
idiom
: to no longer be fresh enough to eat or drink : to become spoiled
Is the milk still good or has it gone bad?
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When things go bad, leveraged positions are usually liquidated first to cut losses, causing a cascading effect.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
All of it was pitched as a chance to see the good girl next door go bad — for a low price, plus shipping and handling.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Like with any other vintage tech, over time, capacitors go bad, gears break, sensors corrode, and, in some circumstances, rubber grips devulcanize back into a sticky goo.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
Howell noticed that about 1 in 20 lithium batteries would go bad very quickly, (like within days of use) and sometimes this was enough to prevent the camera from working.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
All of it was pitched as a chance to see the good girl next door go bad — for a low price, plus shipping and handling.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Like with any other vintage tech, over time, capacitors go bad, gears break, sensors corrode, and, in some circumstances, rubber grips devulcanize back into a sticky goo.
—Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024
Howell noticed that about 1 in 20 lithium batteries would go bad very quickly, (like within days of use) and sometimes this was enough to prevent the camera from working.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Go bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bad. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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