the way of the pear

when something that was going well begins to go wrong

Phil: Hey look, Stew is getting in with that hot girl.

Peter: Oh no, I think those last 5 shots are kicking in.

Phil: Yeah, judging by the bitchslap that went the way of the pear

by Irish Phil October 5, 2009

Grow a pear

The process of planting a tree that produces a pomaceous fruit of the Pyrus genus. This process can take 6 years, which gives you a lot of time to gain some courage and face your fears.

A: Ed got cold feet and chickened out on us.
B: He needs to grow a pear
A: Then he could make a fruit salad! I love fruit salad!

by JavaJeff March 26, 2016

apple and pears

rhyming slang for stairs

Celina fell down the apple and pears

by Markhasdrunken May 16, 2006

pear-shaped

sadly wrong, awry (usually in past tense)

Everything was going well until the afternoon, then it all went pear-shaped.

by Alcyon April 26, 2005

Pear-shaped

Something that has gone pear-shaped has gone wrong: this is based on the visualisation of a plan being like a perfect circle. When something goes wrong, the plan is distorted and becomes pear-shaped.

It was all going well, then Jonno dropped the ball and it all went pear-shaped.

by Wowbagger (the Infinitely Prolonged) June 11, 2003

pear pressure

the act of pressuring a friend to eat a moldy peace of fruit

Hey dude, just eat it! Come on man, everyone's doing it! Just eat that rotting piece of fruit! Yeah man, pear pressure!

Fuck I'm so sick after being pear pressured into eating that rotten kiwi.

by urbandictionarytaughtmeallikno November 18, 2010

Poo Pears

Bits of poo that cling to your bum hairs

I spent all day in the orchard picking poo pears

by Ryan Sharp October 14, 2007