"go left" meaning in English

See go left in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes left [present, singular, third-person], going left [participle, present], went left [past], gone left [participle, past]
Etymology: Possibly an alteration of go wrong using an antonym of a different sense of the adjective right. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> left}} go left (third-person singular simple present goes left, present participle going left, simple past went left, past participle gone left)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) To take a turn for the worse, to go horribly wrong. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-go_left-en-verb-89z1CI6n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, left. Synonyms: go south
    Sense id: en-go_left-en-verb-UQ9I1E75

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