Ball Up (Verb)
Meaning
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She tried to assemble the pieces of the puzzle but managed to ball up the mess even more.
- The new intern was given the job but ended up balling up the marketing strategy completely.
- If I attempt to fix this engine, I'm probably going to ball it up.
- Her opponent was about to serve but balling up the ace helped turn the tide of the game.
- The usually composed actress began to get nervous and threatened to ball up her entire monologue.
Synonyms
- Louse Up
- Fumble
- Bollix Up
- Bodge
- Spoil
- Botch Up
- Bollocks
- Screw Up
- Muck Up
- Mess Up
- Muff
- Blow
- Bobble
- Mishandle
- Bollocks Up
- Bungle
- Botch
- Flub
- Fuck Up
- Fluff
- Bollix
- Bumble
- Foul Up