botch up
To ruin, mess upTo ruin, mess up.
» I've botched things up so bad I wish I could find a hole to climb into.
Я все испортил так сильно, что мне хотелось бы найти дыру и не выбираться из нее. — maks
Я так крупно налажал, что найти бы вот какую-нибудь нору да заползти туда. — sharptoothed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(informal)To ruin, mess up.
verpfuschen, verderben
по́ртитьpórtitʹ, испо́ртитьispórtitʹ, попо́ртитьpopórtitʹ
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Examples
1 sentencesI've botched things up so bad I wish I could find a hole to climb into.
ruЯ все испортил так сильно, что мне хотелось бы найти дыру и не выбираться из нее. — maks
Translations
3 languagesForms
botches up, botching up, botched up, botched up| Base form | botch up · to botch up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | botches up |
| Present participle | botching up |
| Past simple | botched up |
| Past participle | botched up |
irregular
Synonyms
20 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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