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make a mess of, destroy or ruin
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
How To Use ball up In A Sentence
- They are not a team who will hoof the ball up the pitch and hope for something to break.
- The Trojans brought the ball up but could not get off a decent shot.
- I watched her open up the paper, let the rest of the tobacco fall onto the ground, and then ball up the little bit of paper and flick it.
- To start with, this is a better over: he gets the ball up in the blockhole and there are five from the first four balls. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- 68; LC's Schwarz with 21 points; LC's Andrews with two huge 3s in the final minutes concordia Men's basketball update: Lakeland 54, Concordia, Wis. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- The striker is in the clear but Jaaskelainen comes charging off his line and clears the ball upfield. Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool - as it happened!
- To play that role you need to be mobile, able to hold the ball up under pressure and willing to run and run.
- Wayne gave his usual blockbusting performance, taking the ball up and making metres and stitching up the middle with his tackling.
- Throughout his life Marty kept himself fit and up to recently could be found playing handball or racketball up at the alleys in Summerhill College.
- The problem was we hadn't been able to hold the ball up front, so it came back straightaway.