| 词组 | botch up |
| 释义 | Phr V botch up botches, botching, botched botch up sth or botch sth up informal to spoil a piece of work by doing it badlyHe was trying to mend that table but he's gone and botched it up. botch-up noun mainly British & Australian informalThey made a botch-up of painting the hall and we're going to have to redo it. botch sth up • botch up sth to do something badly and carelessly: The first lot of builders botched it up so badly that we had to start again.botched-up adj always before noun BrE a botched-up job or piece of work is one that has been done badly and carelessly: The decorating was a real botched-up job.botch-up n C BrE something that has been done badly and carelesslymake a botch-up The government has made a complete botch-up of its tax reforms. botch uprude slang To jumble up or ruin something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "botch" and "up." Boy, you really botched up this report—I'm not sure I can even fix it. botch something upto mess something up; to do a bad job of something. You really botched this up. I did not botch up your project. botch upv. To make a mess of something because of mistakes or poor judgment: You've botched up that job and you'll have to start all over again. I won't try painting the chairs—I would just botch them up. |
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