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Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

Present participle for to mess up or perform a task incompetently

Present participle for to be detrimental to

Present participle for to ruin or put an end to something

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

Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

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Verb

Present participle for to commit a mistake or error

making a mistake

making a blunder

making a boo-boo

getting it wrong

making an error

dropping a clanger

dropping the ball

making a bloomer

falling on one's face

screwing the pooch

making a faux pas

making a false move

muffing something up

making a howler

getting things wrong

putting your foot in it

making a mess of

blotting your copybook

dropping a brick

making a hash of

getting the wrong end of the stick

misapprehending

misunderstanding

misinterpreting

underestimating

missing by a mile

getting signals crossed

estimating wrongly

calculating wrongly

making a mistake about

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

Verb

Present participle for to mess up or perform a task incompetently

making a muck of

making a mess of

making a hash of

making a Horlicks of

making a pig's ear of

dropping the ball

making a nonsense of

making a mistake

doing something badly

making a botch of

getting it wrong

delivering badly

pulling a boner

making a dog's dinner of

dropping a clanger

putting your foot in it

making a boo-boo

dropping a brick

making a blunder

maladministering

throwing into disorder

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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

Present participle for to be detrimental to

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

detracting from

interfering with

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc on

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

making a mess of

blowing a hole in

putting the kibosh on

bringing to naught

bringing to ruin

laying in ruins

putting a damper on

handling roughly

doing mischief to

laying waste to

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

reducing to nothing

leaving desolate

leaving in ruins

dashing to pieces

bringing about the downfall of

damaging beyond repair

running onto the rocks

causing the loss of

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

bastardizing^US

discolouring^UK

playing havoc with

doing damage to

playing merry hell with

driving a nail into the coffin of

bastardising^UK

delivering a blow to

tearing limb from limb

cutting to pieces

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Verb

Present participle for to ruin or put an end to something

making a mess of

playing havoc with

putting the kibosh on

blowing a hole in

bringing to naught

making a hash of

putting the lid on

cooking someone's goose

upsetting the applecart

putting an end to

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

wreaking havoc on

bringing to an end

putting a stop to

putting paid to

rendering ineffective

putting a damper on

reducing to nothing

making of no use or value

putting at risk

working against

raining on someone's parade

interfering with

jeopardizing^US

sealing the doom of

putting the skids under

nipping in the bud

jeopardising^UK

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

discombobulating

getting into a tangle

throwing into disorder

making a mess of

turning upside down

interfering with

throwing into confusion

playing havoc with

putting out of place

causing confusion in

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

causing turmoil in

making a hash of

throwing into disarray

muddying the waters

making a shambles of

making difficult

turning topsy-turvy

making more difficult

getting out of order

putting out of order

making difficulties

setting hurdles

bringing into disorder

making complicated

distracting from

making disorderly

making indistinct

bringing into disarray

throwing into a state of disorganization

rendering uncertain

playing the devil

playing hob with

reorganizing^US

misrepresenting

reorganising^UK

throwing into chaos

putting in disarray

breaking the deck

changing the order

turning inside-out

muddying the waters of

throwing up smoke screen

clouding the issue

throwing a veil over

rattling one's cage

discolouring^UK

upsetting the applecart

becoming less sharp

becoming indistinct

making less distinct

rendering unintelligible

making intricate

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Present participle for to impede the work or progress of

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

interfering with

getting in the way

short-circuiting

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

Verb

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

counterplotting

putting a stop to

putting paid to

nipping in the bud

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

getting the better of

putting the mockers on

causing setback

standing in the way of

upsetting the applecart

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

taking wind out of sails

taking wind out of

giving the slip

cooking someone's goose

taking the wind out of your sails

steering clear of

interfering with

circumnavigating

defending against

cramping one's style

throwing monkey wrench in

putting an end to

putting a brake on

getting in before

second-guessing

providing against

getting ahead of

beating someone to the draw

beating someone to the punch

beating someone to it

stealing a march on

throwing a curve

throwing a spanner in the works

halting in its tracks

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

getting in the way

taking out of play

getting in the way of

putting the brakes on

heading off at pass

wreaking havoc with

putting the lid on

giving the run around

dashing one's hope

refraining from

keeping in check

abstaining from

skipping out on

restraining from

staying away from

slackening pace

keeping under control

keeping a lid on

stemming the flow of

bringing to a standstill

withholding from

breaking the habit of

counterbalancing

denying oneself

forbearing from

playing for time

shutting out of

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