making a hash of
Ruining through incompetence
Making a hash of something is bungling or mishandling it badly: He made a hash of the presentation.
The phrase evokes hash as a dish of chopped-up leftovers—something reduced to a confused, jumbled mess.
To make a hash of a task is to produce results so disordered they barely resemble what was intended.
- ruiningCausing complete destruction
- botchingDoing something poorly
- screwing upFailing through carelessness
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- mishandlingManaging badly or clumsily
make a mess of · destroying · blundering · drop the ball · bungling · snafu · blow it · goof up · flubbing · messing up · fumbling · muddle · botch job · go pear-shaped · fouling · incompetence · ineptitude · fumble the bag
making a hash ofnailing
Securing with driven fasteners
acing · pulling off · nailing it · mastering · accomplishing
making a hash ofputting in order
sorting out · organizing · tidying up · streamlining · systematizing