Go pear-shaped Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Go pear-shaped Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

go pear-shaped
idiom
British, informal
: to go wrong
She was in debt, and when she lost her job it all went pear-shaped.

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Good communication is a no-brainer in any relationship, and Perks says the best approach is to start that boundary-setting conversation as early as possible — and definitely before things start to go pear-shaped.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
Some want a foreign bolt-hole for when things go pear-shaped in China.
—Jack Crowe, National Review, 21 Aug. 2020

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