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
CharleyCHAHR-leeEnglish
Arnfinnr-Ancient Scandinavian
Baudelio-Spanish
Nikephoros-Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ratna-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Eirian-Welsh