Something badly botched or muddled.
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Examples for "cockup "
Examples for "cockup "
1 Grunwald tried to be gentle but candid about the driver's license cockup : It wasn't great.
2 Those who cockup had better take out insurance.
3 It was a total ongoing cockup .
4 I'll do my best to pick you up in a day or two, if this cockup gets sorted by then.
5 Both the US and UK have their litany of favourite defence procurement cockups .
1 I've made a right balls - up of this from start to finish.
2 We know what a balls - up our masters have made at home.
3 He knew he was making a right old balls - up of this.
4 It's an absolute balls - up ... the whole of New Zealand's transport system is really really fragile.
5 Not after the balls - up you made of things the last time I stepped out for a moment.
1 What is this?' She said there was a confusion, there was a mess - up .
2 And if I did, it would just be in my messed - up fantasies.
3 Prob'ly lookin' at all them dead, messed - up faces and playin' with hisself!
4 You are entitled to a couple of mess - ups along the way.
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