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Go astray

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally. intransitive

    "If you keep hanging out with that gang you'll go astray."

  2. 2
    To behave in an adulterous manner. intransitive

    "The woman thought her husband had gone astray."

  3. 3
    To come to believe an untruth. intransitive
  4. 4
    To become lost or mislaid. intransitive
  5. 5
    To be undesirable or unhelpful. intransitive

    "A pinch of salt in this dish wouldn't go astray."

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  1. 6
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, astray.

    "I went astray and ended up lost."

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