歯車が狂う

はぐるまがくるう
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To go wrong / to go awry — an idiomatic expression meaning plans or processes fall out of order, or machines/people stop functioning normally.

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Examples

台風で予定が狂って、旅行をキャンセルしなければならなかった。

The typhoon disrupted our plans and we had to cancel the trip.

古い時計は歯車が狂ってしまって、正確に時を刻めない。

The old clock's gears are out of whack, so it can't keep time accurately.

連絡ミスでスケジュールが狂い、会議が中止になった。

A communication error threw off the schedule and the meeting was canceled.