The party started well, but then things went left.
go left
idiomTo take a turn for the worse, to go horribly wrong.
Origin
disputed originPossibly an alteration of go wrong using an antonym of a different sense of the adjective right.
We had a solid plan for the project, but everything went left when the main server crashed.
Despite our careful preparations, the entire negotiation went left as soon as the opposing team introduced their unexpected demands.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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be left at the post
To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
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be left holding the baby
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.