go astray

/G OW1 AH0 S T R EY0/

verb

1
To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
“If you keep hanging out with that gang you'll go astray.”
syn:break bad go bad
2
To behave in an adulterous manner.
“The woman thought her husband had gone astray.”
3
To come to believe an untruth.
4
(of an object) To become lost or mislaid.
5
(chiefly in the negative) To be undesirable or unhelpful.
“A pinch of salt in this dish wouldn't go astray.”

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