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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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.
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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
When things go bad, leveraged positions are usually liquidated first to cut losses, causing a cascading effect.
—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
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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
When things go bad, leveraged positions are usually liquidated first to cut losses, causing a cascading effect.
—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
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“Go bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bad. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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