Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go left

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables
go left
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take a turn for the worse, to go horribly wrong.

Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, left.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly an alteration of go wrong using an antonym of a different sense of the adjective right.

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes left (present, singular) going left (participle, present) went left (past) gone left (participle, past)

Synonyms

go downhill go sideways go south atrophy break down crack decline deteriorate degenerate devolve confound fade

Questions

What does go left mean?
To take a turn for the worse, to go horribly wrong.
Where does go left come from?
Possibly an alteration of go wrong using an antonym of a different sense of the adjective right.

How to pronounce go left

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