Botch it up In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "botch it up", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-07-14 09:07

Botch up informal

countable noun

A mistake or trouble contributed by carelessness and management error.

This report had a botch up because we were too careless and didn't spend much time checking it again.

Some botch ups were discovered in our project.

phrasal verb slang

Used when you mess something up or make something bad or break, destroy something.

My young brother botched up our project. It's hard for me fix it.

I botched the lunch; therefore, my family had to eat out. Yon know, my mom scolded me a lot.

Dead Wrong

absolutely incorrect

a hair in the butter

A problem or difficult circumstance

have a (heavy) cross to bear

To have to accept some troubles or worries that must be handled by oneself

that's the rub

That is the biggest or most difficult problem (with the situation being discussed)

The pot calling the kettle black

Used to describe a situation in which people criticize and blame someone else for a fault, mistake or weakness that they also have themselves

Many sources point to 1926 for the origin of this phrase.

The Origin Cited: www.merriam-webster.com .