intransitive. To work or act unskilfully or clumsily; to blunder.

†to put the wrong foot before: to make a mistake or blunder. Obsolete.

colloquial. to put one's foot in (also into) it: to get into difficulties or trouble; to make a mistake or blunder; to say or do something…

transitive. To make a mess of; to disorder, make dirty or untidy; to cause to be spoiled by inept handling; to muddle, mishandle. Now usually with up…

To fumble, bungle, make a clumsy attempt.

A foolish, stupid, feeble, or incompetent person; spec. one who is clumsy or awkward in some sport or manual skill.

transitive and intransitive. To perform (a shot) badly (sometimes spec.: see quot. 1897). Also in extended use: to make a mess of (something)…

intransitive and transitive. To make a mistake, to bungle or botch (something); spec. in Sport, to mishandle or fumble (the ball), esp. in taking a…

intransitive. In extended and figurative use. To make an error; to mistime or mishit a shot or stroke.

To lose or bungle (an opportunity, etc.); to mishandle (a situation); to ruin, spoil. Frequently with it. slang (originally U.S.).

to make a porridge (of): to blunder, to make a mess of something.

transitive. To make a mess of (something); to ruin, botch, bungle. Chiefly with up. Also occasionally intransitive.