turn to custard

verb

To go badly awry.

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Meanings

verbturn to custard (third-person singular simple present turns to custard, present participle turning to custard, simple past and past participle turned to custard)

present singular third person turns to custard · participle present turning to custard · participle past turned to custard · past turned to custard

  1. New ZealandTo go badly awry.
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APA

turn to custard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20to%20custard

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn to custard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20to%20custard.

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