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单词 to make a pig's ear of
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to make a pig's ear (out) of
3. colloquial. A mess, a botched job. Chiefly in to make a pig's ear (out) of: to botch or bungle.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > blunder [verb (intransitive)] > make a mess of
to have done it1837
to fuck up1944
to make a pig's ear (out) of1954
to make a porridge (of)1969
1954 E. Hargreaves Handful of Silver xii. 183 ‘I've made a real pig's ear of it, haven't I?’ said Basil, with an attempt at lightness.
1973 Observer 29 July 14/5 If you are doing something wrong, you will..make a pig's ear of its execution.
1993 Economist 7 Aug. 41/1 It is a pig's ear of a budget proposal.
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