ça va mal finir

this is going to end badly

→ cela

phrase Rare #37,002

this is going to end badly A warning that a situation is likely to have a bad outcome. The subject ça can refer to a situation or events previously mentioned.

FR: Ne provoque pas ton frère, ça va mal finir.

EN: Don't provoke your brother; this is going to end badly.

Ou ça va mal finir.

Or it's going to end badly.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ça va mal finir, Cliff.

It's going to end badly, Cliff.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

Arrête, ça va mal finir !

Stop, this is going to end badly!

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Ça va mal finir.

This is going to end badly.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

À mon avis, tout ça va mal finir.

In my opinion, this is all going to end badly.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)