idiom for "things aren't working"

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drw1

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I need an idiom for "things are not working" as in, things are not the way I wanted them to be.
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Welcome to the forum, drw1. :hi:

Why do you need an idiom?
 
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sorry, I meant idiomatic phrase
 

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Well, "Things aren't working ((out) for me) is fairly idiomatic.
"Things aren't working out as I had expected."
"Things have gone pear-shaped."
 

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Things are going sideways.
Things are going south.
Nothing is going my way.
 
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