English

Verb

make a hash of ‎(third-person singular simple present makes a hash of, present participle making a hash of, simple past and past participle made a hash of)

1. to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing.

   I generally make a hash of talking to boys I like, it's so frustrating.

   Pouring drinks is one thing I always make a hash of, so please help yourselves.

   • 2013, Phil McNulty, "", BBC Sport, 26 December 2013:

     City's victory was secured in first-half injury time when Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet made a hash of his attempt to keep out Alvaro Negredo's chip, ensuring Manuel Pellegrini's side kept their flawless home league record.

   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 12

     "Of course a miracle may happen, and you may be a great painter, but you must confess the chances are a million to one against it. It'll be an awful sell if at the end you have to acknowledge you've made a hash of it."

Synonyms

• mess up, muck up, stuff up, make a mess of
• make a Horlicks of
• (vulgar) **** up, cock up, **** up, balls up, bugger up