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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leonidas	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
BÉBinn	BAY-vin (Irish), BE-veen (Irish)	Irish, Irish Mythology
Annets	['ænits]
Marino	-	Italian, Spanish
Hardeep	-	Indian (Sikh)
Athol	-	Scottish