go badly

Synonyms

go wrong

Examples

It isn't right to be obedient only when things go well; it is much harder to be a good, obedient soldier when things go badly and times are hard. Obedience and faith at such time is a virtue. Wilhelm Keitel

If things go badly for me tonight, I want you to stay with Mr. Wynter; he will pay you a decent wage.” "Will he make me bathe?” "No, he will debate the matter with you until you decide to wash.” "Ah. One of those. Eoin Colfer

If matters go badly now, they will not always be so. Horace

If banks anticipate government will come to the rescue should the credit market go badly awry, they may make loans that would otherwise be imprudent, e.g. subprime loans with little prospect of repayment. Eric Maskin

If it's got badly, it'll go badly. Irish Proverb

Things go badly when everyone's in charge. Corsican Proverb

Words in the phrase

go badly

Close letter words and terms

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