make a mess/hash of something/of doing something

make a mess (out) of (something)

To handle something in a way that causes it to be disordered, damaged, or ruined. I had these books all in order but the kids rifled through them and made a mess of the whole thing. I'm afraid the accounting department made a mess out of these numbers. We'll need to re-tally the entire ledger.

make a mess of something

Fig. to mess something up; to ruin something. Give it a try, but don't make a mess of it. Jerry made a mess of the kitchen.

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 something

INFORMAL

If you make a hash of a job or task, you do it very badly. The Government made a total hash of things and wasted a small fortune. She fumbled with the trolley and made a hash of stacking the food trays.

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

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make a mess (out) of (something)
make a mess of
this is why we can't have nice things
rifle through
rifle through (something)
end of the ball game
the end of the ball game
(something) is the last straw
(something) is the straw that broke the camel's back
that's all for (someone or something)

词组	make a mess/hash of something/of doing something
释义	make a mess/hash of something/of doing something make a mess (out) of (something) To handle something in a way that causes it to be disordered, damaged, or ruined. I had these books all in order but the kids rifled through them and made a mess of the whole thing. I'm afraid the accounting department made a mess out of these numbers. We'll need to re-tally the entire ledger. See also: make, mess, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make a mess of something Fig. to mess something up; to ruin something. Give it a try, but don't make a mess of it. Jerry made a mess of the kitchen. See also: make, mess, of McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. 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 something INFORMAL If you make a hash of a job or task, you do it very badly. The Government made a total hash of things and wasted a small fortune. She fumbled with the trolley and made a hash of stacking the food trays. See also: hash, make, of, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. 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: make a mess (out) of (something) make a mess of this is why we can't have nice things rifle through rifle through (something) end of the ball game the end of the ball game (something) is the last straw (something) is the straw that broke the camel's back that's all for (someone or something)
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