foul up

See also: foul-up

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /faʊl ˈʌp/; compare: foul-up.
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Verb

foul up (third-person singular simple present fouls up, present participle fouling up, simple past and past participle fouled up)

(intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
You really fouled up this time.
(transitive) To botch; to make a mess of.
I fouled up question 3 of the exam.

Synonyms

(make a mistake): mess up, fuck up (vulgar); see also Thesaurus:make a mistake
(botch): mess up, fuck up (vulgar)

Derived terms

foul-up