8 Sentences With "go pear shaped"

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But the trip could so easily go pear shaped: Trump always acts in the moment, often without forethought. from CNN
Everything started to go pear-shaped when Saudi Arabia found itself in a bust-up with Canada over slights about its Human Rights record. from CNN
Mr. Magic Fingers explains that he's only keeping Randall alive so that his heir, Frank, is around to look after Claire should things go pear-shaped. from Refinery 29
When things go pear-shaped, though, Dumisa stages the calamities in tense, bite-sized scenes viewed through Randal's seesawing lenses, cleverly conveying the frustration of his immobility. from The New York Times
"It's left me in good stead, because I know now that if things go pear shaped I can hold the mic, because I've been there years ago," he explains. from Vice
Having watched Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza go from jogging on spot atop the UFC's middleweight division to just a forty year old contender with no chance of getting a shot at the middleweight belt, it is quite clear that this could all go pear shaped for Demian Maia too. from Vice
I'm sure authors have written on the subject, but the aftermath of a separation and the longevity of being an advocate for someone whom you chose to part ways with not only at times feels near impossible but also requires nerves of steel, a huge heart and compassion for all the players who never intended for this family to go pear-shaped. from People
Piriform Ltd is a British software company based in London, owned since 2017 by Avast. It has long developed cleaning and optimisation software for Microsoft Windows, and later macOS and Android operating systems. The name Piriform means "shaped like a pear," possibly referring to the British slang to go pear-shaped. Piriform tools include CCleaner, Defraggler, Recuva and Speccy.