To make an error in judgment and get something quite wrong: “He usually handles things well, but this time he certainly ________.”
| BLEW IT | 12 |
| SCREWED IT UP | 8 |
| MESSED UP | 7 |
| MESSED THINGS UP | 6 |
| FUCKED UP | 4 |
| GOOFED | 4 |
| SCREWED UP | 4 |
| BOTCHED IT UP | 3 |
| MISSED THE BOAT | 3 |
| SCREWED THE POOCH | 2 |
| BOTCHED IT | 1 |
| FLUBBED IT | 1 |
| LOUSED IT UP | 1 |
| MADE A MESS OF IT | 1 |
| MUFFED IT | 1 |
| PULLED A BONER | 1 |
| PUNTED | 1 |
| SLIPPED | 1 |
| SLIPPED UP | 1 |
| STEPPED IN IT | 1 |
| TOOK THE CAKE | 1 |
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