Go wrong
Go wrong verb - Be unsuccessful.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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A common way for the trick to go wrong is for the magician to make a mistake and pull out something other than what he intended.
Source: Pull a Rabbit out of My Hat -
The Show Must Go Wrong: One of his songs had the following message: You made a mistake.
Source: Music / Sun Ra -
Kitty of course lampshades how such a plan is a terrible mistake likely to go wrong which Roman will see right through; Cormac counters that even if he does, he'll still be lured in since he might believe Tina was channeling Amelia.
Source: Literature / Kitty Norville
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