muck-up
a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.
Origin of muck-up
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How to use muck-up in a sentence
The cops, of course, always attend Hempfest, not to muck up the vibe but to make sure no big, important laws are being flouted.
Even your dirty paper, Waldemar, wouldn't rake that kind of muck up after ten years.
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins AdamsIf we leave go that muck up yon, it'll be like me dressin' for mass an' no rackin' down me hair, so it would.
Reels and Spindles | Evelyn RaymondAnd well might he say that, for she was covered with muck up to her waist.
The Curlytops at Silver Lake | Howard Roger GarisHe was covered with black muck up to his armpits, and some of the muck was on his hands and face.
The Putnam Hall Rebellion | Arthur M. Winfield
It was good enough for you to want me to muck up out of the window, wasn't it?
The Mirror of Kong Ho | Ernest Bramah
British Dictionary definitions for muck up
(tr) British and Australian to ruin or spoil; make a mess of
(intr) Australian to misbehave
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Other Idioms and Phrases with muck-up
Bungle, damage, make a mess of, as in Don't let him write the review; he's sure to muck it up. This idiom alludes to the verb muck in the sense of “spread manure on.” [Early 1900s] For a synonym, see foul up.
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