go down the wrong way

Meaning: (idiomatic,of food or drink)To go down thetrachea(windpipe) in one'sthroatinstead of theesophagus(the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting incoughingorchoking.She took a big drink of milk and itwent down the wrong way. She was coughing for the next two minutes.

Examples:

EN: And sit straight, otherwise the food will go down the wrong way.
ES: Date la vuelta, si no se te va a ir la comida por el otro lado.
EN: If you insist on that the prince's dinner will go down the wrong way.
ES: Si sigues empeñándote la cena del príncipe va a terminar mal.
EN: You tell me. I don't think something this big just happened to go down the wrong way.
ES: Dímelo tú, pero no creo que se atragantara con algo tan grande.
EN: Did it go down the wrong way?
ES: ¿Se fue por el camino equivocado?
ES: ¿Te entró en reversa?
ID: Apa kau tersedak?
EN: An excellent subordinate like Du Yan has the ability to stop the King before they begin to go down the wrong way.
ES: Un excelente subordinado como Du Yan tiene la habilidad de detener al rey antes de tomar el mal camino.
ES: Un excelente subordinado como Du Yan tiene la habilidad de detener al rey antes de tomar el mal camino.
ID: Bawahan cakap seperti Du Yan punya kemampuan menghentikan Raja sebelum mereka mulai melakukan kesalahan.
ID: Bawahan cakap seperti Du Yan punya kemampuan menghentikan Raja sebelum mereka mulai melakukan kesalahan.
EN: Did some water go down the wrong way?
ES: ¿Bajó un poco de agua en dirección equivocada?
ID: Apa airnya terhirup?
EN: If we go down the wrong way, it will be Hyosan.
ES: Quizá volvamos a Hyosan.
ID: Nanti malah kembali ke Hyosan.
EN: Oh dear Roland, did it go down the wrong way?
ID: Oh sayang Roland, apakah itu salah jalan?
EN: I wouldn't want these cookies to go down the wrong way.
ID: Aku tak mau kukis ini salah dicerna.
EN: We've all had a chip go down the wrong way and ignored it, but a non-food object is much more dangerous.
TE: మేము అన్ని చిప్ తప్పు మార్గం డౌన్ వెళ్ళి అది విస్మరించాడు, కానీ ఒక కాని ఆహార వస్తువు మరింత ప్రమాదకరమైన ఉంది.

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