go pear-shaped



go pear-shaped

  (British & Australian informal)
if a plan goes pear-shaped, it fails We'd arranged to be in France that weekend but it all went pear-shaped.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elrond-Literature
Estelle[es'tel]
Torgny-Swedish
Clare[klɛə]
Charlotte['ʃa:lət]
Annunciata-Italian