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go bad

go bad
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. dañarse
All this fruit has gone bad. - What? I just bought it two days ago!Toda esta fruta se ha dañado. - ¿Cómo? ¡Si la compré hace dos días!
b. pasarse
The lettuce has gone bad. I'm going to throw it out.La lechuga se pasó. La voy a botar.
c. echarse a perder
Put the stew in the fridge or it's going to go bad.Guarda el guiso en la nevera o se va a echar a perder.
d. estropearse
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
The cucumber in the back of the fridge went bad.Se estropeó el pepino que había al fondo del frigorífico.
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