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2020-12-22 12:12
Make a pig's ear (out) of something British informal verb phrase
'Make a pig's ear of' implies to what might be the result if someone did try to make something from a sow's ear - a complete mess.
to completely botch something up; make a complete mess of it
" Don't let Tom join this project. He will make a pig's ear of this".
The ancient priceless painting was made a pig's ear by a fire tonight.
The residents who has not been aware of the seriousness of the pandemic can really make a pig's ear out of it
Jane made a pig's ear of the house my friends and I had spend hours to decorate, so I need you to come in at the weekend and put things in order.
To get out of a difficult situation.
The verb "Make" must be correctly conjugated.
The expression is originated from the old proverb 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'. It dates from the 16th century. The English clergyman Stephen Gosson published the lovestory Ephemerides in 1579 and in it referred to people who were engaged in a hopeless task:
"Seekinge too make a silke purse of a Sowes eare."
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
