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
Cathleenkath-LEENIrish, English
BartBAHRTEnglish, Dutch
Amalbert-Ancient Germanic
Farrell['færəl]
Gall-History
RussellRUS-əlEnglish