goes bad
Becomes unfit eating
Goes bad describes the process of spoiling or becoming unfit for use.
Food goes bad when it rots or develops harmful bacteria: Check the expiration date—the milk might have gone bad.
The phrase extends to situations that deteriorate: The deal went bad when financing fell through.
A person who goes bad turns to crime or moral corruption.
- rancidDecomposed fat's quality
- offNot functioning
- sourSharp, biting taste
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- spoilDamage or overindulge
expire · sell by date · past its prime · deteriorate · decay · mold · left out · stench · putrefaction · decomposition · food poisoning · breakdown · perishability · immorality · moral decay · corrosion · delinquency · vice
moral/behavioral trajectory
goes badreforms
Corrective institutional changes
redeems oneself · cleans up one's act · turns over a new leaf · sees the light · improves