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come out wrong

end up with an incorrect result

To have an incorrect result or appearance after something has been made, prepared, or done.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did you print it again?

The first copy came out wrong and the text was cut off.

Play the conversation

The sauce came out wrong, so I added more garlic and lemon.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The colour came wrong out.

Say: The colour came out wrong.

Keep the phrasal verb "come out" together, then add "wrong" after it.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

something comes out wrong; something came out wrong

Your turn: say it out loud

The sauce came out wrong, so I added more garlic and lemon.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

come out wrong

end up with an incorrect result

“The sauce came out wrong, so I added more garlic and lemon.”

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