| 单词 | foul-up |
| 释义 | foul-up[ foul-uhp ] / ˈfaʊlˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foul-up ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a condition of difficulty or disorder brought on by inefficiency, stupidity, etc. failure of a mechanical part to operate correctly. a person who habitually makes mistakes; bungler. Origin of foul-up1950–55, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase foul up Words nearby foul-upfoul play, foul pole, fouls, foul shot, foul tip, foul-up, foumart, found, found art, foundation, foundation garment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foul-up
British Dictionary definitions for foul-upfoul up verb (adverb)(tr) to bungle; mismanage (tr) to make dirty; contaminate to be or cause to be blocked, choked, or entangled noun foul-upa state of confusion or muddle caused by bungling 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 foul-upfoul up Blunder or cause to blunder; botch, ruin. For example, He's fouled up this report, but I think we can fix it, or Our plans were fouled up by the bad weather. This expression is widely believed to have originated as a euphemism for fuck up. [Colloquial; c. 1940] 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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