futz up
futz up
To bungle something or cause problems. A noun or pronoun can be used between "futz" and "up." If you're the one who futzed up the printer, then help me clear this paper jam. Mom wasn't going to punish me, but you futzed it all up when you opened your big mouth about how I got home past curfew last night!
See also: futz, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Futz something up
Sl. to mess something up. Who futzed the computer up? I don't want to futz up the deal, so I will be quiet.
See also: futz, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
futz up
v. Slang
To fail at or make a mess of something: I read the speech as well as I could, but I futzed it up. We futzed up the trip because we got lost. Don't drink before going onstage—you'll futz up.
See also: futz, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
futz something up
tv. to mess something up. I don’t want to futz up the deal, so I will be quiet.
See also: futz, something, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- futz something up
- bungle up
- louse (something) up, to
- louse something up
- louse up
- crap up
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- scupper up