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Adjective

Making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes

Showing a lack of thought or intellect

Lacking in tact or consideration for others

Behaving in a manner that is socially awkward

Noun

Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration of something

Verb

To move without the benefit of perfect vision

Present participle for to err or make a mistake, especially one that is careless or clumsy

Present participle for to move clumsily or as if unable to see

Present participle for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

Present participle for to move slowly, heavily, clumsily, or with difficulty

Present participle for to fail in the intended effect

Present participle for to roll from side to side, especially of a vessel

Present participle for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)

Present participle for to flounder or struggle about, typically to no avail

Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

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Adjective

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Making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes

all fingers and thumbs

substandard

gawkish

like a bull in a china shop

having two left hands

flakey^US

flaky^UK

leaving much to be desired

not up to it

unable to do something for toffee

labored^US

laboured^UK

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unable to do something

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

up creek without paddle

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

to no avail

no-go

not effective

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“She was fired from her job due to her blundering mistakes and lack of attention to detail.”

Adjective

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Showing a lack of thought or intellect

dead from the neck up

as thick as two short planks

thick-skulled

dunce-like

fat-headed

not the full shilling

devoid of intelligence

thick as two short planks

not the sharpest tool in the box

not the sharpest tool in the shed

not the sharpest knife in the drawer

a brick short of a load

two sandwiches short of a picnic

dumb as a box of rocks

dumb as a bag of hammers

flakey^US

flaky^UK

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Adjective

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Lacking in tact or consideration for others

wrapped up in oneself

looking after number one

out for what one can get

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

libellous^UK

libelous^US

politically incorrect

ill-humored^US

lacking in social graces

speaking as one finds

grumpy

overbearing

calling a spade a spade

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Adjective

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Behaving in a manner that is socially awkward

Noun

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Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration of something

inefficient administration

offense^US

offence^UK

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Verb

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To move without the benefit of perfect vision

Verb

Present participle for to err or make a mistake, especially one that is careless or clumsy

putting your foot in it

doing something badly

making a pig's ear of

getting the wrong end of the stick

putting your foot in your mouth

making a dog's dinner of

falling on one's face

blotting your copybook

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“The girl who was fated always to blunder in her decisions, always to neglect her own advantage, had her mind fixed on the King.”

Verb

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Present participle for to move clumsily or as if unable to see

walking with difficulty

swinging backwards and forwards

swinging from side to side

swinging back and forth

swiveling^US

swivelling^UK

trembling precariously

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“Kington's dismounted dragoons continued to blunder about in the dark.”

Verb

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Present participle for to make an incorrect judgment or estimate of

getting signals crossed

making a mistake about

getting the wrong idea

getting the wrong impression

taking something amiss

getting the wrong idea about

missing the point

getting wrong impression

getting signals mixed

getting the wrong end of the stick

failing

putting a wrong interpretation on

receiving a false impression

getting hold of the wrong end of the stick

garbling

mishearing

failing to appreciate

getting your wires crossed

taking something the wrong way

getting your lines crossed

misthinking

misconjecturing

judging incorrectly

getting the wrong end of the stick about

jumping to the wrong conclusion about

coming to hasty conclusion

barking up wrong tree

getting your lines crossed about

failing to understand

Verb

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Present participle for to move slowly, heavily, clumsily, or with difficulty

plowing^US

ploughing^UK

labouring^UK

laboring^US

making one's way with difficulty

moving with difficulty

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Verb

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Present participle for to fail in the intended effect

meeting with disaster

not coming up to scratch

going down the toilet

falling flat on your face

hitting rock bottom

suffering defeat

falling by the wayside

not passing

going down like a lead balloon

falling short of expectations

coming apart at the seams

flummoxing

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

ending in disappointment

coming to a sticky end

sinking without trace

failing miserably

blowing it

going out of business

having unwelcome repercussions for

bouncing back

springing back

coming back

having an adverse effect

doing something badly

losing money

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Verb

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Present participle for to roll from side to side, especially of a vessel

Verb

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Present participle for to not be able to experience or take advantage of (an opportunity or chance)

Verb

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Present participle for to flounder or struggle about, typically to no avail

Verb

Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

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