go astray
US /ɡoʊ əˈstreɪ/
UK /ɡoʊ əˈstreɪ/
1.
to get lost or go to the wrong place
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The package must have gone astray in the mail.
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The sheep went astray from the flock.
2.
to start to behave badly or illegally
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He started to go astray after falling in with the wrong crowd.
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We hope our children will not go astray.