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pear-shaped

Translations

pear-shapedadjective
more pear-shaped
Comp.
most pear-shaped
Super.
Qualitative adjective; literal sense ‘shaped like a pear’ and figurative British informal sense ‘gone wrong’.
She chose a delicate, pear-shaped pendant for the necklace.
Она выбрала изящный грушевидный кулон для ожерелья.
провальныйфигурально, о ситуации
Their campaign went pear-shaped when the leader resigned.
Их кампания стала провальной, когда лидер ушёл в отставку.

Definitions

pear-shapedadjective
Having the shape of a pear; broad at the bottom and tapering toward the top.
She chose a delicate, pear-shaped pendant for the necklace.
(informal, chiefly British) Of a situation or plan: badly awry; gone wrong, especially suddenly or unexpectedly (usually in the phrase ‘go pear-shaped’).
The launch went pear-shaped when the main server failed.
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