cock up

• Etwas durch Inkompetenz oder Nachlässigkeit verderben, zerstören oder gründlich vermasseln.

A phrasal verb meaning to ruin or spoil something through incompetence or carelessness; to make a mess of something.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. To make a mistake or mess upinformalbritish

   To do something incorrectly or to cause a failure, often in a clumsy or careless way.

   vermasseln

   • He really cocked up the presentation by forgetting the main points.
   • They cocked up the order and sent the wrong items.
   • I cocked up the recipe by adding too much salt.

   Synonymeblunderbotchbungleflubfoul upmess upmishandlemuck upruinscrew upspoil

   Antonymecorrectfixrepairsucceed