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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Piraform #100916 04/14/03 03:57 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb OP Pooh-Bah OP dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Listening to the radio this morning I heard the phrase “it’s all gone pear shaped”. It’s pretty commonly used here in the UK to describe a situation that’s gone sadly awry. Is it used in the same way elsewhere, and does anyone know its origin? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Piraform dxb 04/14/03 03:57 PM Re: Piraform Jackie 04/14/03 09:08 PM Re: Piraform wwh 04/14/03 09:41 PM Re: Piraform Capfka 04/15/03 06:28 AM Re: Piraform RhubarbCommando 04/15/03 08:50 AM Re: Piraform wwh 04/15/03 12:47 PM Re: Piraform Capfka 04/15/03 05:16 PM Re: Piraform wwh 04/15/03 05:28 PM Re: Piraform Bingley 04/16/03 02:44 AM Re: Piraform Capfka 04/16/03 10:03 AM Re: Piraform wwh 04/16/03 01:11 PM Re: Piraform Capfka 04/16/03 01:33 PM Re: Piraform wwh 04/16/03 05:07 PM Re: Piraform tsuwm 04/16/03 05:20 PM Re: Piraform wwh 04/16/03 06:28 PM Re: Piraform tsuwm 04/16/03 06:45 PM Re:Pear shaped wow 04/16/03 06:45 PM Re:Pear shaped nancyk 04/17/03 12:36 AM Re:Pear shaped RhubarbCommando 04/20/03 11:50 AM Re: Piraform dxb 04/15/03 10:56 AM Re: Piraform RhubarbCommando 04/15/03 12:08 PM Re: Piraform Faldage 04/15/03 10:03 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 953 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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