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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Up' - Messing Things or Causing Problems

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Phrasal Verbs With 'Up'

to ruin or create disorder in something

Ex: I hope we don't ball the event up with technical glitches.
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to make a serious mistake that causes a lot of harm or destruction

Ex: The new employee botched up the company 's database .
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to transform a place into a messy or disorganized environment

Ex: Doclutter up the table with unnecessary decorations ; it will create a messy and crowded dining area .
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to mess up something, often due to the lack of necessary ability or knowledge

Ex: The chef cocked up the recipe by adding too much salt .
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to disorganize items, elements, or information, creating a state of confusion or chaos

Ex: The jumbled up the contents of the kitchen cabinets .
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to make a mistake or error, causing a situation or task to become disorganized, confused, or unsuccessful

Ex: I accidentally used salt instead of sugar and messed up the cake recipe .
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to mix up
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to unintentionally change the arrangement or order of a group of things, often leading to confusion or errors

Ex: I mixed up the test tubes , and now the experiment is compromised .
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to mess up and not succeed because of a mistake that completely ruins something

Ex: She quickly realized she mucked up the negotiations by unintentionally offending the clients .
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to confuse or mix two or more things or people together

Ex: It's easy to muddle the details up when you're trying to remember something from a long time ago.
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to make a mistake

Ex: The actor apologized to the audience slipping up and forgetting a line in the middle of the play .
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to make someone stumble or fall by hitting or catching their foot on something

Ex: During the game, the player's shoelaces tripped him up, leading to a stumble.
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