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Present participle for to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing

Present participle for ruin or foil

Present participle for to make something more complex

Present participle for to undo the arrangement of

Verb

Present participle for to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing

making a hash of

doing something badly

making a muck of

making a Horlicks of

making a dog's dinner of

putting a spanner in the works

making a nonsense of

making a pig's ear of

dropping the ball

maladministering

making a botch of

stumbling through

making a mistake

delivering badly

making a blunder

getting things wrong

blotting your copybook

making a bloomer

getting it wrong

putting your foot in it

barking up the wrong tree

making a boo-boo

dropping a brick

getting the wrong end of the stick

misapprehending

misconjecturing

pulling a boner

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

Verb

Present participle for ruin or foil

bringing to naught

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

reducing to nothing

rendering ineffective

wreaking havoc on

blowing a hole in

putting the kibosh on

making of no use or value

playing havoc with

putting an end to

making a hash of

putting the lid on

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

bringing to ruin

laying in ruins

putting a stop to

bringing to an end

putting paid to

cooking someone's goose

upsetting the applecart

putting a damper on

laying waste to

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

leaving desolate

leaving in ruins

working against

putting at risk

raining on someone's parade

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

discolouring^UK

destabilizing^US

dishonouring^UK

making unattractive

running through

spreading among

doing damage to

destabilising^UK

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc with

putting out of action

putting out of commission

bringing about the downfall of

inconveniencing

putting the skids under

sealing the doom of

detracting from

interfering with

bastardizing^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

radioactivating

demoralizing^US

prevailing over

stigmatizing^US

bastardising^UK

demoralising^UK

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

casting gloom over

stigmatising^UK

losing strength

driving a nail into the coffin of

playing merry hell with

casting a gloom upon

bringing a note of sadness to

dragging through the mud

bringing to nought

blotting your copybook

giving a bad name

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 make something more complex

Verb

Present participle for to undo the arrangement of

bringing into disorder

making disorderly

throwing into disorder

throwing into disarray

turning upside down

putting out of place

throwing into confusion

turning topsy-turvy

getting out of order

making a shambles of

interfering with

playing havoc with

discombobulating

causing confusion in

causing turmoil in

getting into a tangle

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

making a hash of

dropping litter

putting out of order

reorganizing^US

throwing into chaos

reorganising^UK

breaking the deck

changing the order

making more difficult

making complicated

making difficult

putting in disarray

bringing into disarray

throwing into a state of disorganization

turning inside-out

making difficulties

rendering unintelligible

setting hurdles

making intricate

making a blunder

changing around

getting it wrong

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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

making a meal of

making a meal for

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