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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Our sting went south...

Lois: Care to comment on what illegal activities
you've been up to that got you trussed up
like a turkey?

Man (naked in a box): We're all undercover cops!
Our sting went south. They blew their cover?

Clark: Someone must have thought
you were the real dealers.
  

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Yes, in this case the "sting" was their undercover operation designed to lure the criminals in for arrest. "Went south" means it failed.

— Delmobile

  • Yes, in this case the "sting" was their undercover operation designed to lure the criminals in for arrest.
  • "Went south" means it failed.
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Yes, in this case the "sting" was their undercover operation designed to lure the criminals in for arrest. "Went south" means it failed.
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