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单词 muck-up
释义

muck-up

[ muhk-uhp ]
/ ˈmʌkˌʌp /

noun Informal.

a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.

Origin of muck-up

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase muck up

Words nearby muck-up

muckle, muckluck, muckrake, muckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm, mucky, muckymuck, mucluc
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British Dictionary definitions for muck-up

muck up

verb (adverb) informal

(tr) British and Australian to ruin or spoil; make a mess of
(intr) Australian to misbehave
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Idioms and Phrases with muck-up

muck up

Bungle, damage, make a mess of, as in Don't let him write the review; he's sure to muck it up. This idiom alludes to the verb muck in the sense of “spread manure on.” [Early 1900s] For a synonym, see foul up.

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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