crap up
Idioms-
Burden or clutter up, as in Jane crapped up the garden with plastic pink flamingos . [c. 1946]
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Ruin or foul up, as in I've really crapped up this speech; can I just start over again? This idiom employs crap in the sense of “defecate.” [ Vulgar slang ; c. 1950]
Example Sentences
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Not that it's a hard task to keep making crap up.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
These conspiracy theories are more elaborate than the family trees of "Game of Thrones," full of contradictions and red herrings, and impossible for even the people who are making this crap up to follow along.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2022
What's worse is that child protection agencies, filled with incompetent low paid investigators eat this crap up and use it against parents in custody and child protection investigations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016
Reporters and pundits eat this crap up because they love a good “comeback” story, and Perry’s feeding them as much as they can handle.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2015
I expect the Post to lap that crap up, but not the Times.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2010
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