foul up
See also: foul-up
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /faʊl ˈʌp/; compare: foul-up.
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
[edit]foul up (third-person singular simple present fouls up, present participle fouling up, simple past and past participle fouled up)
- (intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
- You really fouled up this time.
- (transitive) To botch; to make a mess of.
- I fouled up question 3 of the exam.
Synonyms
[edit]- (make a mistake): mess up, fuck up (vulgar); see also Thesaurus:make a mistake
- (botch): mess up, fuck up (vulgar)