When something goes wrong with a decent plan, you say it has gone awry. Losing your backpack is a mistake, but when you realize it contained your ticket and your passport, your vacation plans really go awry.
What is the meaning of gone awry?
1 : off the correct or expected course : amiss Their plans went awry. 2 : in a turned or twisted position or direction : askew His wig was put on all awry, with the tail straggling about his neck.— Charles Dickens.
How do you use the word awry?
Awry sentence example
- Sadly, even the best laid plans sometimes go awry . ...
- It's time to take back control of your life when it's gone awry . ...
- My mind was too awry to applaud or condemn his action.
