ging schief

went wrong

→ gehen
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went wrong Past-tense form of „schiefgehen,“ meaning that something failed or did not go as planned.
GE: Der Ausflug ging schief.
EN: The trip went wrong.

Das ging schief.

That went wrong.

— Alles steht Kopf (2015)

Alles, was schief gehen konnte, ging schief.

Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.

Unser Experiment letzte Woche ging schief.

Our experiment last week went wrong.

Aber es ging schief.

But it went wrong.

— Drive (2011)