go balls up in English

Forms: goes balls up [present, singular, third-person], going balls up [participle, present], went balls up [past], gone balls up [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> balls up}} go balls up (third-person singular simple present goes balls up, present participle going balls up, simple past went balls up, past participle gone balls up)

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    {
      "form": "went balls up",
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        "(intransitive, vulgar) to fail"
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        "vulgar"
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  "word": "go balls up"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goes balls up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going balls up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went balls up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone balls up",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "go<goes,,went,gone> balls up"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "go balls up"
}

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"go balls up" meaning in English

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