make a pig's ear of

Meaning: (British,idiomatic,transitive)To dobadly; to make amessof.14 August 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:England responded with goals of their own fromTheo WalcottandDanny Welbeckand, on the balance of play, deserved the victory. Yet there were long spells when they threatened to make apig's ear of it.2003,Kate Walker,Desert Affair‎[2],→ISBN, page140:Instead, he had lain awake for hours, knowing he'dmade a pig's ear ofeverything, and trying to think of a way to sort things out.

Examples:

EN: I'll tell you what, we better not make a pig's ear of this so better send it straight down to the lab
ES: Será mejor que no metamos la pata y lo mandemos directamente al laboratorio.
EN: You'd make a pig's ear of it.
ES: -La tocarías mal.
ID: -Kau akan gagal.
EN: Someone wants to make a pig's ear of this concert.
ES: Alguien quiere hacer una oreja de cerdo con este concierto.
EN: How to make a pig's ear of defending democracy.
HI: एक कछुआ की देखभाल कैसे करें
HI: एक बिचॉन की देखभाल कैसे करें
HI: हम कैसे रक्षा करते हैं
HI: शांति मालिश कैसे करें
EN: I won't make a pig's ear of it.
ID: Aku tak akan melakukan kesalahan padanya.

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