all balled up

all balled up

Muddled, confused, or bungled. The girl on the phone must have gotten my order all balled up, because I definitely didn't order wonton soup. Our database has been all balled up since the power outage last week.
See also: all, ball, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • on the order of
  • place an order
  • place an/the/(one's) order
  • in order
  • order in
  • order from
  • order from (someone or something)
  • bum check
  • pass a bum check
  • write a bum check