go bad
idiom
: to no longer be fresh enough to eat or drink : to become spoiled
Is the milk still good or has it gone bad?
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But crude does not go bad if it is not refined in a certain amount of time, said Andrew Lipow, the president of Lipow Oil Associates, in a note.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Jan. 2026
When literary fiction types lose touch with the demotic their books go bad.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Signs Of Spoilage Even shelf-stable condiments can go bad over time.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Things go bad for this group once cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham is murdered by Vecna while buying drugs from Eddie.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Go bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20bad. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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