单词 | muck-up |
释义 | muck-up[ muhk-uhp ] / ˈmʌkˌʌp / noun Informal.a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up. Origin of muck-upFirst recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase muck up Words nearby muck-upmuckle, muckluck, muckrake, muckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm, mucky, muckymuck, mucluc Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for muck-upmuck up verb (adverb) informal(tr) British and Australian to ruin or spoil; make a mess of (intr) Australian to misbehave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with muck-upmuck up Bungle, damage, make a mess of, as in Don't let him write the review; he's sure to muck it up. This idiom alludes to the verb muck in the sense of “spread manure on.” [Early 1900s] For a synonym, see foul up. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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