go astray

verb
High School
1

To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.

2

To behave in an adulterous manner.

3

To come to believe an untruth.

4

To become lost or mislaid.

5

To be undesirable or unhelpful.

6

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, astray.

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