How do you use "gone pear-shaped" in a sentence?

The project started well but went completely pear-shaped. It all went pear-shaped when the lead singer quit. Our holiday plans have gone a bit pear-shaped.

gone pear-shaped

Q: What does "gone pear-shaped" mean?

gone wrong A plan or situation that has failed or deviated badly from expectations. Possibly from RAF slang about poor aerial loops.

Slang Term BritishAustralian Unknown informal

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Significado: gone wrong

出了问题，搞砸了

salir mal, torcerse

うまくいかなくなった

일이 틀어지다, 엉망이 되다

A plan or situation that has failed or deviated badly from expectations. Possibly from RAF slang about poor aerial loops.

计划或情况失败了或严重偏离了预期。可能源自英国皇家空军关于糟糕的空中翻转的俚语。

Un plan o situación que ha fracasado o se ha desviado mucho de lo esperado. Posiblemente del argot de la RAF sobre maniobras aéreas mal ejecutadas.

計画や状況が失敗したり、期待から大きく外れたりすること。英国空軍（RAF）のスラングで、きれいに宙返りできなかったことに由来するとも言われる。

계획이나 상황이 기대에서 크게 벗어나 실패한 것. 영국 공군의 비행 곡예에 관한 속어에서 유래했을 가능성이 있다.

Ejemplos

The project started well but went completely pear-shaped.
项目开始得不错，但后来完全搞砸了。
El proyecto empezó bien, pero se fue al garete.
プロジェクトは順調に始まったが、完全にうまくいかなくなった。
프로젝트는 순조롭게 시작됐지만 완전히 엉망이 됐다.
It all went pear-shaped when the lead singer quit.
主唱退出后，一切都乱套了。
Todo se torció cuando el cantante principal se fue.
リードシンガーが辞めた時に、すべてが崩れた。
리드 보컬이 그만뒀을 때 모든 게 틀어졌다.
Our holiday plans have gone a bit pear-shaped.
我们的假期计划有点泡汤了。
Nuestros planes de vacaciones se han torcido un poco.
休暇の計画が少し狂ってしまった。
휴가 계획이 좀 엉망이 되어버렸다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: casual, rueful

Tono: resigned humour

✓ Correcto

Describe plans gone wrong
形容计划出了差错
describir planes que han salido mal
計画がうまくいかなくなったことを表す
계획이 틀어진 것을 묘사할 때

✗ Incorrecto

In American contexts - less understood
在美式英语中不太容易被理解
En contextos americanos no se entiende bien
アメリカの文脈ではあまり理解されない
미국식 맥락에서 — 잘 이해되지 않음

Origen e historia

British slang, possibly from RAF aerobatics where a badly executed loop looked pear-shaped rather than circular. Recorded from the 1980s.

Contexto cultural

Era: modern

Generation: all ages

Social background: all

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