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Complete Definition of "cock up"

see|cock-up
English

Verb
infl|en|verb|head=to cock up

  1. (mildly taboo slang) To ruin (something) unintentionally.

Usage notes

  1. The object of this verb is put between its two components (hence "to cock something up", not *"to cock up something").

Synonyms
balls up (mildly taboo slang), bollocks up (British taboo slang), bugger up (British taboo slang), mess up, muck up, fuck up (taboo slang), screw up

Translations
Finnish: pilata, tärvellä

Related terms
cock-up<!--noun-->

Category:English phrasal verbs

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