Foul 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
- They managed to foul up the budget this quarter and now we have to deal with the consequences.
- The painter was careless and managed to foul up the entire mural.
- With one bad move, the chess player fouled up his entire strategy.
- The engineer was under so much pressure that she fouled up the critical calculations.
- If you are not careful, you will foul up this complex experiment.
Synonyms
- Louse Up
- Fumble
- Ball Up
- 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