muck sth up
informal— phrasal verb with muck uk/mʌk/us/mʌk/verb
to spoil something completely, or do something very badly:
I really prepared for the interview because I didn't want to muck it up.
I mucked up the whole test!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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