make a cock-up

Frequency: 7.51.5 per million words

To cause a mistake or create a mess of a situation.

cock-upVERB + cock-up

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Examples (10)

  • He really made a cock-up of the presentation.
  • I completely made a cock-up of the dinner reservations.
  • Be careful with these figures; you don't want to make a cock-up.
  • Someone has made a complete cock-up of the schedule.
  • He's known for making a cock-up of even the simplest tasks.
  • Did you make a cock-up with the booking again?
  • If we rush this, we're bound to make a cock-up.
  • The new manager made a total cock-up of the team restructuring.
  • I hope I don't make a cock-up of my driving test tomorrow.
  • By the time I arrived, they had already made a cock-up of the entire project plan.