歯は車ぐるまが狂くるう

expression, godan verb (-u)

go wrong; go awry; go off track

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'the gears go out of sync'; used figuratively for plans, systems, or situations that stop working smoothly.

See also: 狂う

• 計けい画かくの歯は車ぐるまが狂くるい始はじめた。

  The plan started to go awry.

• ちょっとした誤ご解かいで、すべての歯は車ぐるまが狂くるってしまった。

  A small misunderstanding threw everything out of whack.