fouling up
Ruining the plan
Fouling up is making a mess of something, bungling or ruining it through error or incompetence.
The phrase suggests contamination or obstruction—machinery fouls up when it gets clogged, plans foul up when something goes wrong: Who fouled up the reservations?
Everything was fouled up from the start.
- screwing upFailing through carelessness
- messing upFailing through carelessness
- misstepError in action or judgment
- botchSpoil through incompetence
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
drop · flub · trip · rookie mistake · snafu · muck up · slip · fumble · dropping the ball · bungle · making a hash of · gaffe · disruption · mess · negligence · miscalculation · faux pas · human error
fouling upnailing it
Achieving flawless execution
acing · succeeding · pulling off · mastering · hitting the mark
fouling upsorting out
Resolving confusion or disorder
putting in order · organizing · tidying up · streamlining · systematizing
fouling upfixing
Restoring proper function
repairing · correcting · sorting out · remedying · mending