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Go bad

verb

Stop operating or functioning. Synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go. "The car died on the road" , "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town" , "The coffee maker broke" , "The engine failed on the way to town" , "Her eyesight went after the accident"

Become unfit for consumption or use. Synonym: spoil.

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"Go bad" Quotes from Famous Books

... foreman. "That's a bad job well done. I wish the trail wagon were here. A cup of hot coffee wouldn't go bad after an hour in ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in Texas - Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains • Frank Gee Patchin

... as he caught the resolute flash in Darrin's eyes. "I was fearfully afraid that you'd go bad simply because you didn't have Prescott to go up against. For a good many days that very fact seemed to prey upon your mind ...

— Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis • H. Irving Hancock

... clutches," so that they worked in comfort. It was hard work, with little time to spare, but the girls had learned method, and they soon mapped out a routine that prevented their ever being rushed or flurried. And they blessed the cold weather that saved constant watching lest supplies should go bad. ...

— Back To Billabong • Mary Grant Bruce