go pearshaped

A form of go pear-shaped — To go awry; to go wrong.

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Meanings

verbgo pearshaped (third-person singular simple present goes pearshaped, present participle going pearshaped, simple past went pearshaped, past participle gone pearshaped)

present singular third person goes pearshaped · participle present going pearshaped · past went pearshaped · participle past gone pearshaped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of go pear-shaped.
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APA

go pearshaped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20pearshaped

MLA

“go pearshaped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20pearshaped. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go pearshaped,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20pearshaped.

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