balls-up

/ ˈbɔːlʌp /

noun

1. something botched or muddled

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to muddle or botch

Example Sentences

Unless he has made a complete balls-up, it sounds like that fight is dead.”

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“What a balls-up this is. I can’t believe that a bunch of so-called adults who are supposedly running Great Britain have made this look like a John Cleese comedy show.”

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With the obvious exception of the giant, epoch-defining balls-up he made on his own terms, he is almost without other legacy.

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I know that there are legions of Whovians who will pore over every sentence, alert for any quantum balls-up on my part.

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It takes a certain kind of design skill to truly balls-up a T-shirt.

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