Bodge (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
- The team managed the project poorly and it was clear they would bodge the planned deadline.
- They completely bodged the installation of the new software and now the whole system was down.
- My little brother loves to bodged his sister's crafts and break her toys on purpose.
- This lack of attention to detail will bodge even the most precise of mechanisms.
- Unfortunately, the construction workers bodged the repairs to the bridge and now it needed to be rebuilt.
Synonyms
- Louse Up
- Fumble
- Ball Up
- Bollix Up
- 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