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To do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing

Completely disrupt

Pronounce (a word) incorrectly

To make something more complex

Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water

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To do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing

make a Horlicks of

make a dog's dinner of

put a spanner in the works

make a nonsense of

make a pig's ear of

make a botch of

muck something up

lose the handle

get the wrong end of the stick

bark up the wrong tree

fluff something

be wide of the mark

put your foot in it

get something wrong

make a hash of something

get things wrong

blot your copybook

do something badly

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“But when intellectuals decide to improve the world they inevitably make a mess of it.”

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Completely disrupt

play havoc with

turn upside-down

cause confusion in

cause turmoil in

throw into confusion

throw into disarray

throw into disorder

put the kibosh on

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring to naught

put out of place

make a shambles of

render ineffective

reduce to nothing

bring to an end

be scattered about

get into a tangle

put a damper on

be strewn about

reduce to rubble

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

make of no use or value

turn upside down

be a blot on the landscape

upset the apple cart

rattle one's cage

muddy the waters

cast a shadow over

cast a pall over

take the enjoyment out of

take the pleasure out of

take the edge off

take the shine off

raze to the ground

outmanoeuvre^UK

make disorderly

bring into disorder

get out of order

turn topsy-turvy

make unattractive

cause detriment to

put out of action

distort the shape of

bend out of shape

be detrimental to

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

cover with blotches

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

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Verb

Pronounce (a word) incorrectly

stumble through

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To make something more complex

make more difficult

render uncertain

muddy the waters

make difficulties

make indistinct

throw up smoke screen

muddy the waters of

cloud the issue

throw a veil over

become less sharp

make less distinct

become indistinct

make complicated

render unintelligible

open can of worms

add fuel to fire

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Verb

Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water

be in difficulties

run into trouble

go at backwards

hit a bad patch

be out of your depth

come apart at the seams

make heavy weather

walk unsteadily

speak haltingly

lose your balance

fumble for words

walk falteringly

speak falteringly

walk with difficulty

move to the side

trip over your tongue

walk with a limp

extricate oneself

move unsteadily

move restlessly

battle one's way

fight one's way

make one's way with difficulty

lose your footing

feel uncomfortable

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