foul up

Speech parts

1. foul up - Noun

2. foul up - Verb

Meaning

an embarrassing mistake

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

foul-up

Synonyms

mess up fuck up bumble muff boner bloomer bungle boo-boo blow fumble spoil blunder fluff bollocks bobble
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Antonyms

foot in the door acme amendment baccalaureate further order
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Hypernyms

error fail mistake fault miscarry go wrong

Hyponyms

muff bull slip faux pas trip spectacle

Examples

In order to get what you want, you must first decide what you want. Most people really foul up at this crucial first step because they simply can't see how it's possible to get what they want, so they don't even let themselves want it. Jack Canfield

I botched the dinner and we had to eat out Source: Internet

the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement Source: Internet

Her only miss at the line came in the final seconds, but hitting the first allowed DWU (18-8, 11-7) to foul up three instead of letting Morningside (19-8, 13-6) get off a final shot. Source: Internet

Everything is down to someone else’s foul up, whether that’s a quango (created to take tough decisions ministers want to avoid taking themselves), the EU (which they’re still going to find a way to blame for anything they can), or local councils. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

foul tick foul tip foul trouble foul water foul weather foul wind