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Make a pig's ear
If you make a pig's ear of something, you make a mess of it.
make a pig's ear of something
make a complete mess of something: "You've made a right pig's ear of this. Let me do it!"
Make a pig's ear
If you accomplish a pig's ear of something, you accomplish a blend of it.
make a pig's ear of something
make a complete blend of something: "You've fabricated a appropriate pig's ear of this. Let me do it!"
make a pig's ear of (something)
To do a actual poor job of something; to ruin article completely. Primarily heard in UK. I'm activity to charge to alpha this table over afresh from scratch—I absolutely fabricated a pig's ear of it. Janet fabricated a pig's ear of the Jefferson account, so I'm activity to charge you to appear in at the weekend and put things in order.Learn more: ear, make, ofmake a pig's ear of something
BRITISH, INFORMALIf addition makes a pig's ear of article that they are doing, they do it actual badly. I fabricated a pig's ear of it aftermost time and I'm activity to accomplish abiding that won't appear again. Other countries accept additionally fabricated a pig's ear of their radioactive decay policy. Note: People sometimes alter this expression, for archetype by adage that article is a pig's ear. The accepted accompaniment of British sports backroom is an complete pig's ear. Note: This announcement may accredit to the actuality that best genitalia of a pig can be eaten, but the aerial are the atomic advantageous part. Learn more: ear, make, of, somethingmake a pig's ear of
bungle; accomplish a blend of. British informal This apparently developed with amusing advertence to the byword make a cottony purse out of a sow's ear (see silk).Learn more: ear, make, ofmake a pig’s ˈear (out) of something
(British English, informal) do article actual badly: He fabricated a absolute pig’s ear of his cartography exam.Learn more: ear, make, of, something
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