go pear-shaped

/ˌɡəʊ ˈpeə ʃeɪpt/INFORMAL · B2
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
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Literal na kahulugan: «maging hugis-peras»

Kahulugan

to start to fail and turn out badly

Magsimulang mabigo at mauwi sa masama.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1Our camping trip went pear-shaped when the car broke down on the motorway.
  2. 2Everything was fine until the last week, and then the whole project went pear-shaped.
  3. 3The surprise party went pear-shaped when Leo arrived home an hour early and saw everything.
  4. 4If the builders don’t turn up on Monday, our whole plan could go pear-shaped.
  5. 5Things started going pear-shaped as soon as the laptop froze during my presentation.

Grammar

Ang go lang ang nagbabago: goes, going, went, gone. May gitling ang pear-shaped.

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