Wed May 31, 2006 9:39 am Go off vs. go wrong |
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Hi,
Go off can often be used to mean explode as in: Several bombs were dropped on the city. One landed near a school but fortunately it didn't go off.
Go wrong has the meaning of not working properly as was intended as in: They thought everything was perfect for the concert but at the very beginning the lights went out because something had gone wrong with the electrical system.
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