les choses tournent mal

things go wrong

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things go wrong Used when a situation becomes bad or starts to fail.
FR: Si on ne fait rien, les choses tournent mal.
EN: If we do nothing, things go wrong.

Avant que les choses tournent mal.

Before things go wrong.

— Bugonia (2025)

Quand les choses tournent mal, vous devez agir vite.

When things go wrong, you have to act fast.

Les choses tournent mal depuis ce matin.

Things have been going badly since this morning.

Dehors les choses tournent mal.

Things are taking a bad turn outside.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Les choses tournent mal !

Things are going wrong!

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)