make a pig's ear of (something/doing something)

British, informal

to do something very badly.

Tim made a right pig's ear of putting those shelves up.

• break up with someone
• break wind
• break with
• break with someone
• break with something
• break with tradition
• break word
• break your back
• break your fall
• break your heart
• break your word
• breast-beating
• breathe a sigh of relief
• breathe a word
• breathe down neck
• breathe down someone's neck
• breathe down your neck
• breathe easy
• breathe fire
• breathe last
• breathe life into
• breathe life into something
• breathe new life into
• breathe new life into something
• breathe your last