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What is another word for louse up?

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To commit a mistake or error

To mess up or perform a task incompetently

To be detrimental to

To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

To cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

To impede the work or progress of

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

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Verb

To commit a mistake or error

be wide of the mark

put your foot in it

make a false move

make a faux pas

get the wrong end of the stick

bark up the wrong tree

get things wrong

blot your copybook

muff something up

get signals crossed

make a mistake about

calculate wrongly

estimate wrongly

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“But if you louse up, the ramifications could hurt everyone.”

Verb

To mess up or perform a task incompetently

make a Horlicks of

make a nonsense of

make a pig's ear of

do something badly

make a botch of

make a dog's dinner of

put a spanner in the works

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“There was torment in his face, and I knew that if I let him dangle any longer he would say the wrong thing and probably louse up the whole works.”

Verb

Ruin or foil

bring to naught

reduce to nothing

render ineffective

put the kibosh on

make of no use or value

play havoc with

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

bring to an end

put a damper on

rain on someone's parade

cook someone's goose

upset the applecart

wreak havoc with

bring to nought

be detrimental to

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

be deleterious to

exert influence on

have an impact on

have an effect on

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Verb

To be detrimental to

be detrimental to

cause detriment to

put out of action

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

be a blot on the landscape

put a damper on

reduce to rubble

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

play havoc with

have a bad effect on

play merry hell with

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

be deleterious to

drive a nail into the coffin of

drag through the mud

make unattractive

have a negative effect on

pull the rug out from under

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in harm to

put on the sick list

result in damage to

lead to the end of

take the edge off

sap the strength of

rain on someone's parade

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

blot your copybook

give a bad name

confine to a wheelchair

bring shame upon

drag through the mire

bring discredit to

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

cause injury to

lay a finger on

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Verb

To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

upset the applecart

put someone's nose out of joint

rub up the wrong way

drive up the wall

give someone the hump

get on your nerves

rub the wrong way

make someone see red

get under your skin

get on one's nerves

drive to distraction

give a hard time

get on your wick

drive round the twist

get your back up

drive round the bend

get in your hair

put your back up

give someone the pip

make somebody's hackles rise

give someone grief

try your patience

ruffle one's feathers

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be on your back

raise your hackles

hit where one lives

make your blood boil

get your dander up

stick in one's craw

be on the back of

get up someone's nose

try the patience of

send into a rage

drive you up the wall

get your hackles up

get a rise out of

rasp one's nerves

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

rattle someone's cage

get the knife into

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

be on one's case

get across someone

give offence to

tread on someone's toes

be disagreeable

hurt somebody's feelings

be an affront to

cut to the quick

throw off balance

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

throw into tizzy

give a bad time

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

get on someone's case

take advantage of

do an injustice to

step on the toes of

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

cause suffering to

weigh heavily on

cause trouble to

be a nuisance to

cause anxiety to

prey on your mind

cause discomfort to

be a great weight on

take the piss out of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

give the business

weigh heavily on one's mind

cause anguish to

cause concern to

inflict anguish on

make uncomfortable

take the mickey

do someone's head in

be a thorn in someone's flesh

mess with someone's head

make someone fed up

make discontented

put on the spot

breath down someone's neck

give someone hell

push one's buttons

be in someone's way

hit a sour note

get someone's wick

search high heaven

cause suffering

get on the nerves of

come back to haunt

cause resentment to

cause annoyance to

put pressure on

be a weight on one's mind

run up the wrong way

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

get in the hair of

bring pressure to bear on

play cat and mouse

put through wringer

rub salt in wound

be in someone's hair

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

break one's heart

push someon's buttons

put a damper on

break the heart of

put into a funk

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

get on someone's back

put the squeeze on

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

irritate greatly

work into lather

take a rise out of

jump on one's case

offend morals of

put to some trouble

take control of

knock props out

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

create difficulties for

fill with loathing

give the needle

kick up a stink

drive you crazy

be a weight on someone's mind

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

give the cold shoulder

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

shout catcalls at

make your gorge rise

be repugnant to

make someone's stomach rise

cast a pall over

hurt the feelings of

cause someone difficulty

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

push to the limit

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make despondent

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

make someone's heart bleed

reduce to tears

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

be a problem to

give someone bother

make someone go out of his way

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

go against the grain

be injurious to

have an adverse effect on

cause illness to

pull someone's leg

make a monkey of

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Verb

To cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

get into a tangle

throw into disorder

turn upside down

throw into confusion

play havoc with

throw a spanner in the works

cause confusion in

throw into disarray

cause turmoil in

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

put out of place

make a shambles of

turn topsy-turvy

put out of order

get out of order

make difficulties

bring into disorder

make complicated

make more difficult

make disorderly

bring into disarray

throw into a state of disorganization

put in disarray

throw into chaos

change the order

turn inside-out

rattle one's cage

muddy the waters

upset the applecart

render unintelligible

open can of worms

add fuel to fire

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Verb

To impede the work or progress of

be a hindrance to

throw a spanner in the works

throw a spoke in the wheel of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

queer someone's pitch

stand in the way of

put the kibosh on

get in the way of

cramp one's style

put the mockers on

put the stopper on

upset the applecart

cramp someone's style

put a spoke in someone's wheel

give a hard time

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

throw monkey wrench in

take wind out of

stem the flow of

bring to screeching halt

put a damper on

keep within bounds

make impossible

put at a disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

bring to a standstill

provide against

steal a march on

keep under control

put the brakes on

head off at pass

give the run around

put on back burner

beat someone to it

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to the draw

keep the lid on

keep a tight rein on

tie someone's hands

tie one's hands

halt in its tracks

put straitjacket on

bring an end to

strangle at birth

throw a monkey wrench in the works

impose limits on

prevent from making progress

give disadvantage

keep from happening

put out of commission

bring to a close

get bogged down

put the damper on

put the brakes on

take out of play

dash one's hope

stand in the way

render null and void

gain control over

gain mastery over

act in advance of

be one step ahead of

take wind out of sails

get the better of

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

keep tight rein on

throw a monkey wrench into

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

drag through the mud

act like a wet blanket

clip one's wings

queer the pitch of

poke full of holes

make impracticable

caution against

play havoc with

do a disservice to

give a disadvantage to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

inflict a handicap on

rain on someone's parade

bring to naught

render ineffective

place a limit on

keep within limits

draw the line on

kick the can down the road

employ delaying tactics

lay on the table

take a rain check on

put on the back burner

put in cold storage

give rain check

hold in abeyance

tend to prevent

put half nelson on

operate against

break the habit of

bring to an end

have an effect on

be detrimental to

be disadvantageous to

cook someone's goose

spike someone's guns

transgress against

take the wind out of your sails

fail to observe

fail to comply with

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Verb

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

put the kibosh on

put the stopper on

get the better of

put the mockers on

stand in the way of

upset the applecart

put a spoke in someone's wheel

take wind out of sails

take wind out of

cook someone's goose

spike someone's guns

queer someone's pitch

take the wind out of your sails

cramp one's style

throw monkey wrench in

put a wrench in the works

provide against

steal a march on

put a damper on

keep from happening

beat someone to it

throw cold water on

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

put a spanner in the works

pour cold water on

bring to a close

throw a spanner in the works

halt in its tracks

throw a monkey wrench in the works

bring an end to

be one step ahead of

act in advance of

head off at pass

put the damper on

put the brakes on

get in the way of

take out of play

act like a wet blanket

wreak havoc with

dash one's hope

give the run around

render null and void

outmanoeuvre^UK

keep under control

find a way round

bring to a standstill

stem the flow of

find a way around

give the slip to

slip through the net

throw off the scent

give the runaround

slip through your fingers

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