stuffs up
Makes a mess
To stuff up is to bungle or make a mess of something, chiefly in British and Australian English: I really stuffed up that interview.
A stuff-up is the resulting blunder.
The phrase suggests clogging or blocking something that should flow smoothly—whether a process, plan, or situation.
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- snafuConfused, botched situation
- occludeBlock a passage
jam · block · botch · slip-up · error · fumble · drops the ball · congest · bogs down · gums up the works · miscalculation · plug · bungle · overwhelm · choke · dam · screw up · misstep