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vb. 1 (context intransitive English) to become twisted, or turned to one side 2 (context intransitive English) to depart from the correct course 3 Of a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorder.
Usage examples of "go awry".
It was a lesson for Daniel in just how enormously a plan could go awry.
As she prayed that the spell would not go awry, the tiny fires upon the pendant crackled.
The other men would find Harry trying to do their work for them, but no matter how hard he tried he could not do it, for it would go awry, and they accused him of botching it deliberately.
She was brought to Gor as an unwitting dupe, one selected to serve as proxy for me in case our plans should go awry.
He had voiced his fears to her, that the engine would go awry again when they started into deep space, and once more propel them through time, uncontrollably until fuel was exhausted.
It is said that when two men meet there to resolve a question with their fists, El and Eda themselves witness it and see that justice does not go awry.
Mostly they're just feelings of things that will go awry, choices that are mistaken .
Not only ecstasy and joy and an occasional feeling of overpowering peace, but also guiding and protecting and watching and hoping, grieving and planning and seeing all ones plans go awry.
Your horse going lame has taught us that even good plans can go awry, so it would be best for us to be prepared.
Of course they might now go awry from Illyana's jealousy, but Conan knew no cure for jealous women and expected to find none tonight!
Although he had contingencies in place should Khan ever attempt to carry out his ultimate doomsday scenario, Seven was all too aware that even the best of plans could go awry.