cocks up
Makes a mess
Cocks up is British slang meaning to botch or bungle something: He cocked up the presentation by forgetting his notes.
The noun form cock-up refers to the resulting mess or blunder: The whole project was a complete cock-up.
Common in British and Australian English, less so in American.
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- mess-upAn error or failure
- screw-upHabitual mistake-maker
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- egg on faceEmbarrassment from error
blunder · epic fail · mishap · fell flat · snafu · foul-up · balls-up · negligence · botch · error · faux pas · mismanagement · misjudgment · gaffe · own goal · failure · setback · carelessness