make a hash of

make a hash of (something)

To ruin, bungle, or spoil something. I really made a hash of that project at work—I'm going to get fired for sure! I'm afraid the accounting department made a complete hash of these numbers. We'll need to tally the entire ledger again.

make a hash of

Also, make a mess of. Ruin or spoil something, as in They've made a hash of their financial affairs, or She thought he'd make a mess of the garden. The first term, first recorded in 1833, uses hash in the sense of "a jumble of mangled fragments"; the variant, using mess in the sense of "a muddle" or "a state of confusion," was first recorded in 1862.

make a hash of

make a mess of; bungle. informal

Hash comes from the French verb hacher meaning ‘chop up small’. A hash is a dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and recooked with gravy; from this comes the derogatory sense of hash meaning ‘a jumble of incongruous elements; a mess’.

make a ˈmess/ˈhash of something/of doing something

(informal) do something very badly: We tried making some wine, but we made a mess of it (= it did not taste good). I made a complete hash of the whole exam.

See also: hash, make, mess, of, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
address comments or remarks to
address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
be in it for
a run on (something)
a rush on (something)
be out of (one's) head
away from it all
(the) odds are against (something)
be at a disadvantage

References in classic literature

Is to do what you most want, to live under the conditions that please you, in peace with yourself, to make a hash of life; and is it success to be an eminent surgeon with ten thousand a year and a beautiful wife?

Moon and Sixpence

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释义	make a hash of make a hash of (something) To ruin, bungle, or spoil something. I really made a hash of that project at work—I'm going to get fired for sure! I'm afraid the accounting department made a complete hash of these numbers. We'll need to tally the entire ledger again. See also: hash, make, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make a hash of Also, make a mess of. Ruin or spoil something, as in They've made a hash of their financial affairs, or She thought he'd make a mess of the garden. The first term, first recorded in 1833, uses hash in the sense of "a jumble of mangled fragments"; the variant, using mess in the sense of "a muddle" or "a state of confusion," was first recorded in 1862. See also: hash, make, of The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. make a hash of make a mess of; bungle. informal Hash comes from the French verb hacher meaning ‘chop up small’. A hash is a dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and recooked with gravy; from this comes the derogatory sense of hash meaning ‘a jumble of incongruous elements; a mess’. See also: hash, make, of Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary make a ˈmess/ˈhash of something/of doing something (informal) do something very badly: We tried making some wine, but we made a mess of it (= it did not taste good). I made a complete hash of the whole exam. See also: hash, make, mess, of, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: address (one's) comments to (someone or something) address comments or remarks to address (one's) remarks to (someone or something) be in it for a run on (something) a rush on (something) be out of (one's) head away from it all (the) odds are against (something) be at a disadvantage References in classic literature Is to do what you most want, to live under the conditions that please you, in peace with yourself, to make a hash of life; and is it success to be an eminent surgeon with ten thousand a year and a beautiful wife? Moon and Sixpence
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