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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Up' /

Messing Things or Causing Problems

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to ball up
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to botch up
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to clutter up
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to cock up
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to jumble up
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to mess up
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to mix up
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to muck up
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to muddle up
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to slip up
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to trip up
to ball up
to ball up
Verb
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/bˈɔːl ˈʌp/
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to ruin or create disorder in something

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He balled up the presentation by forgetting important details.
Let's not ball up the project with last-minute changes.

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
ball
phrase's particle
up
to botch up
to botch up
Verb
uk flag
/bˈɑːtʃ ˈʌp/

to make a serious mistake that causes a lot of harm or destruction

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phrase's verb
botch
phrase's particle
up
to clutter up
to clutter up
Verb
uk flag
/klˈʌɾɚɹ ˈʌp/

to transform a place into a messy or disorganized environment

unclutter

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phrase's verb
clutter
phrase's particle
up
to cock up
to cock up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɑːk ˈʌp/
Informal

to mess up something, often due to the lack of necessary ability or knowledge

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phrase's verb
cock
phrase's particle
up
to jumble up
to jumble up
Verb
uk flag
/dʒˈʌmbəl ˈʌp/

to disorganize items, elements, or information, creating a state of confusion or chaos

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phrase's verb
jumble
phrase's particle
up
to mess up
to mess up
Verb
uk flag
/mˈɛs ˈʌp/

to make a mistake or error, causing a situation or task to become disorganized, confused, or unsuccessful

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phrase's verb
mess
phrase's particle
up
to mix up
to mix up
Verb
uk flag
/mˈɪks ˈʌp/

to unintentionally change the arrangement or order of a group of things, often leading to confusion or errors

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transitive
Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
mix
phrase's particle
up
to muck up
to muck up
Verb
uk flag
/mˈʌk ˈʌp/

to mess up and not succeed because of a mistake that completely ruins something

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
muck
phrase's particle
up
to muddle up
to muddle up
Verb
uk flag
/mˈʌdəl ˈʌp/

to confuse or mix two or more things or people together

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phrase's verb
muddle
phrase's particle
up
to slip up
to slip up
Verb
uk flag
/slˈɪp ˈʌp/

to make a mistake

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
slip
phrase's particle
up
to trip up
to trip up
Verb
uk flag
/tɹˈɪp ˈʌp/

to make someone stumble or fall by hitting or catching their foot on something

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
trip
phrase's particle
up

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