foul-upnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfaʊl.ʌp/us/ˈfaʊl.ʌp/UK informalan occasion when something is spoiled by a stupid mistake:
This investigation has been mismanaged right from the start - I've never seen such a foul-up.
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Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- errata
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- false move
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
- mistaken
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