make a hash of

Verb

Meaning

make a hash of (third-person singular simple present makes a hash of, present participle making a hash of, simple past and past participle made a hash of)

to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing.
I generally make a hash of talking to boys I like; it's so frustrating.
Pouring drinks is one thing I always make a hash of, so please help yourselves.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bumble muff bungle fumble misdirect screw up mismanage misgovern mess up foul up muck up botch up fuck up Horlicks misemploy
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Antonyms

carry on scrape by scrape along fixer-upper

Close letter words and terms

make a good thing of make a great effort make a habit of make a hash of something make a hole make a horlicks of