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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Here's why coffee creamer recalls matter: Spoilage before the expiration date – Some creamers go bad early due to packaging flaws, temperature shifts, or production issues.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Bacteria and yeast and all the nasty little things that make food go bad need moisture to be happy.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
So if there's an LP and a GP and things go bad in the partnership, the lender can come after the GP but not the LP.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Unlike a walk-in refrigerator filled with perishable food, the bar is stocked with inventory that doesn’t go bad.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Bacteria and yeast and all the nasty little things that make food go bad need moisture to be happy.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
So if there's an LP and a GP and things go bad in the partnership, the lender can come after the GP but not the LP.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Unlike a walk-in refrigerator filled with perishable food, the bar is stocked with inventory that doesn’t go bad.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Go bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bad. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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