go wrong

idiom

1

: to happen or proceed in a way that causes a bad result

We have to figure out what went wrong with the experiment.

Everything is going wrong for me today.

When she didn't come back, we feared that something had gone horribly wrong.

2

: to make a mistake

I followed the instructions to the letter and the computer still doesn't work. Where did I go wrong?

"I don't know what to order." "Their clam chowder is good. You can't go wrong with there."

Examples of go wrong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Buyers can't go wrong with the brand's famously breathable and supportive original mattress, at $716 down from $895 (for the queen-size bed). —Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2024

Instead of focusing on what could go wrong, ask yourself: what could go right? —Lien De Pau, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

There's a lot of heavy lifting in Australia when things go wrong. —Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

So there's just a lot of vulnerabilities, lots of things could go wrong with this in a hurry. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024