History
History
Synonyms
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US
Meaning:
bungle

to do (a piece of work) badly and clumsily

blunder, mess up

err

to make mistakes; do or be wrong

make a mistake; do wrong

falter

to move, walk or act in an uncertain or hesitating manner, from either weakness or fear

stumble, stutter

flounder

to make wild and usually useless efforts (as when one is in deep water and unable to swim)

struggle; be in the dark

miscalculate

to calculate (amounts etc) wrongly

make a mistake

misjudge

to judge (a person, measurement etc) wrongly; form a wrong opinion of (a person, thing)

get the wrong idea

muff

a covering, open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm

bungle

DROP THE BALL as in Wiktionary
DROP THE BALL as in Wikipedia