make a Horlicks of make a mess of. British informal
☞ Horlicks is the proprietary name of a malted milk drink. In this expression it is a euphemistic substitute for bollocks.
1988Joanna TrollopeThe Choir He thought privately that they would make a fearful horlicks of running the choir.
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