real cock-up

Frequency: 6.81.1 per million words

Used to emphasize that the mistake was genuine and significant.

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Examples (10)

  • He made a real cock-up of the presentation.
  • The whole project became a real cock-up due to poor planning.
  • There was a real cock-up with the tickets, and half the guests couldn't get in.
  • The server migration was a real cock-up; we lost hours of data.
  • I made a real cock-up of my apology and probably made things worse.
  • The new tax policy implementation has been a real cock-up from start to finish.
  • Who was responsible for that real cock-up at the press conference?
  • If we don't double-check everything, we're heading for a real cock-up.
  • Looking back, the whole strategy was a real cock-up.
  • That wasn't just a small mistake; it was a real cock-up.