go astray

verb

Meaning

To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
To behave in an adulterous manner.
To come to believe an untruth.
(of an object) To become lost or mislaid.
(chiefly in the negative) To be undesirable or unhelpful.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

lead astray(English)go awry(English)stray(English)misfare(English)go wrong(English)miswander(English)misconduct(English)mislead(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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