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go pear-shaped

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh pair sheypt]
    • /ˈɡoʊ ˈper ˈʃeɪpt/
    • /ɡəʊ peə(r) ʃeɪpt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh pair sheypt]
    • /ˈɡoʊ ˈper ˈʃeɪpt/

Definitions of go pear-shaped words

  • phrase go pear-shaped If a situation goes pear-shaped, bad things start happening. 0
  • noun go pear-shaped (of a situation) to go wrong 0
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Parts of speech for Go pear-shaped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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go pear-shaped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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