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(figuratively) Present participle for to botch or mangle

Present participle for to make something more complex

Present participle for to pronounce (a word) incorrectly

Present participle for to ruin or spoil completely

Present participle for to scatter about in a messy way

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

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(figuratively) Present participle for to botch or mangle

making a hash of

making a muck of

making a Horlicks of

doing something badly

making a dog's dinner of

making a nonsense of

making a pig's ear of

dropping the ball

maladministering

making a botch of

making a mistake

delivering badly

pulling a boner

making a blunder

getting things wrong

blotting your copybook

making a bloomer

getting it wrong

putting your foot in it

making a boo-boo

dropping a brick

getting the wrong end of the stick

misapprehending

dropping a clanger

making an error

making a faux pas

falling on one's face

screwing the pooch

making a false move

muffing something up

making a howler

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

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Present participle for to make something more complex

Verb

Present participle for to pronounce (a word) incorrectly

stumbling through

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Present participle for to ruin or spoil completely

bringing to an end

putting an end to

putting a stop to

playing havoc with

putting paid to

bringing to naught

making a hash of

blowing a hole in

putting the kibosh on

putting the lid on

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

wreaking havoc on

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

reducing to nothing

rendering ineffective

bringing to ruin

laying in ruins

putting a damper on

laying waste to

cooking someone's goose

upsetting the applecart

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

leaving desolate

reducing to rubble

leaving in ruins

making of no use or value

putting at risk

working against

raining on someone's parade

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

discolouring^UK

bastardizing^US

destabilizing^US

dishonouring^UK

radioactivating

running through

bastardising^UK

spreading among

making unattractive

doing damage to

destabilising^UK

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc with

putting out of action

putting out of commission

demoralizing^US

bringing about the downfall of

inconveniencing

putting the skids under

sealing the doom of

detracting from

interfering with

demoralising^UK

stigmatizing^US

becoming contaminated

causing the loss of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

causing the sacrifice of

throwing a monkey wrench into

prevailing over

stigmatising^UK

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

casting gloom over

driving a nail into the coffin of

delivering a blow to

playing merry hell with

dragging through the mud

blotting your copybook

giving a bad name

losing strength

casting a gloom upon

bringing a note of sadness to

bringing to nought

casting a pall over

enveloping in gloom

taking the fun out of

taking the pleasure out of

casting a shadow over

taking the enjoyment out of

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Verb

Present participle for to scatter about in a messy way

dropping litter

making a shambles of

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

putting out of place

throwing into disorder

turning upside down

throwing into confusion

interfering with

throwing into disarray

playing havoc with

discombobulating

causing confusion in

causing turmoil in

getting into a tangle

making a shambles of

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

muddying the waters

rattling one's cage

upsetting the applecart

playing hob with

playing the devil

turning topsy-turvy

bringing into disorder

making disorderly

getting out of order

making a hash of

putting out of order

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

throwing into chaos

bringing into disarray

throwing into a state of disorganization

knocking off balance

reorganizing^US

reorganising^UK

putting in disarray

throwing into uproar

changing the order

breaking the deck

turning inside-out

making difficulties

rendering unintelligible

making more difficult

setting hurdles

making complicated

making difficult

making intricate

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making a mistake

making a mistake about

making a mockery of

making a monkey of

making a monkey out of

making amends for

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