make a pig's ear of
• handle ineptly.
• "only adults make a pig's ear of it when they start fishing"
Similar:
bungle,
mess up,
make a mess of,
botch,
spoil,
mar,
ruin,
mishandle,
mismanage,
make a hash of,
muff,
fluff,
foul up,
screw up,
louse up,
bitch up,
blow,
foozle,
make a muck of,
cock up,
make a Horlicks of,
flub,
goof up,
bobble,
fuck up,
bollix up,
bugger up,
balls up,
