[Ads-l] RES: New to me: "go pear-shaped"

[Wilson Gray]

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Jim Parish <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:

> Britishisms have been creeping into US-speak.
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It would be a real mitzve, if "go missing" went missing!

The TV show, NCIS, has had a British character from the very beginning.
But, I've never heard "go pear-shaped" before today. However, since the
episode in which I heard it is a re-run and the oldest UD cite - ID-ing it
as "British" - is from '03, that I haven't heard/seen it before now is
purely coincidental.
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-Wilson
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