make a mess of

Related
  • bungleFail through clumsiness
  • botchSpoil through incompetence
  • ruinComplete destruction or collapse
  • wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
  • screw upMake a mistake badly

fumble · blunder · disaster · chaos · shambles · foul up · muddle · spoil · hash · tangle · catastrophe · fiasco · flub · mangle · jumble · clumsy · oops · spill

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outcome quality

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Metal fastener or keratin plate

ace · pull off · master · get right · carry off

organization/tidiness

make a mess oftidy up

Restore order to space

straighten out · put in order · organize · clean up · sort out

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