went horribly right
Succeeded too well
A humorous inversion of "went horribly wrong," describing a situation where success creates unexpected problems.
The plan worked—perhaps too well: I just wanted to lose a few pounds, but the diet went horribly right and now none of my clothes fit.
Often implies getting exactly what you asked for and discovering you didn't actually want it.
- Pyrrhic victorySuccess with crippling cost
- poetic justiceFitting outcome matching misdeeds
- monkey's pawMagical wishing object
- moral ambiguityUnclear rightness or wrongness
- butterfly effectSmall inputs, disproportionate results
be careful what you wish for · tragic irony · Faustian bargain · best laid plans · cautionary tale · double-edged sword · domino effect · moral hazard · hubris · overreach · blowback · hollow victory · chain reaction · slippery slope · perfect storm · collateral damage · Machiavellianism · ripple effect
went horribly rightcrashed and burned
Failed utterly and visibly
backfired · fell apart · went south · bombed · flopped
went horribly righthappy accident
Unintended but beneficial event
blessing in disguise · lucky break · dodged a bullet · silver lining
went, go, goes, going, gone, goer, goers, horribly, horrible