Collocation
go wrong
Definition
to fail, stop working correctly, or develop a problem; to happen in an unexpected bad way
'go wrong' is a common English collocation. to fail, stop working correctly, or develop a problem; to happen in an unexpected bad way
go + wrong
“If anything goes wrong, call me right away.”
Examples
- Don’t panic if something _____ wrong; we can fix it.
- Everything was fine until the printer _____ wrong in the middle of the meeting.
- If the plan _____ wrong, we’ll switch to Plan B.
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- I knew something had _____ wrong when nobody replied to my emails.
- Nothing usually _____ wrong when you follow the instructions carefully.
- The experiment can _____ wrong if the temperature changes too quickly.
- A lot can _____ wrong on a long road trip, so we pack a first-aid kit.
- Several things have _____ wrong since we changed suppliers.
- The negotiation could still _____ wrong if either side loses patience.
More verb + adverbs
- do well to be successful or achieve good results
- do badly to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)
- go abroad to travel to or live in a foreign country
- go smoothly to happen or progress without problems, delays, or difficulties
- go upstairs to move from a lower floor to a higher floor in a building, usually by stairs (or to the upstairs a…