balls-up

/bɔlz əp/
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Definitions of balls-up
  1. noun
    something badly botched or muddled
    synonyms: ballup, cockup, mess-up
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    type of:
    error, fault, mistake
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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