Botch 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
- The chef botched up the soufflé, and it collapsed instantly in the oven.
- The inexperienced handyman botched up the home repair and made the situation worse.
- She botched up her first job interview and didn't receive a callback.
- The team's goalkeeper botched up the save and allowed the opposing team to score.
- I tried to fix the broken bike, but I botched up the job and now it's unusable.
Synonyms
- Louse Up
- Fumble
- Ball Up
- Bollix Up
- Bodge
- Spoil
- Bollocks
- Screw Up
- Muck Up
- Mess Up
- Muff
- Blow
- Bobble
- Mishandle
- Bollocks Up
- Bungle
- Botch
- Flub
- Fuck Up
- Fluff
- Bollix
- Bumble
- Foul Up