Go wrong Definition 1 of 3Pro Tip 1/3Certain Success Used when something is likely to be successful or satisfactory. With her experience, she can't go wrong in her new job. Pro Tip 2/3Collocation Patterns Often used with 'can't' to suggest a safe choice or decision. You can't go wrong with buying a gift card for her birthday. Pro Tip 3/3Problem Occurrence References the occurrence of an unexpected problem or mistake. Everything went wrong during our project presentation.