goof up
phrasal verbwithgoofverb[IorT]mainlyUSinformaluk/ɡuːf/us/ɡuːf/
USinformalto do somethingbadlyor make asillymistakethatcausessomething tofail:
He's justwaitingfor Susan togoofup so he can get herjob.
Making mistakes
- balls
- balls(something)up
- blunder
- bodge
- boob
- botch
- misdiagnosis
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misgauge
- mislearn
- misrender
- misstate
- mistake
- mistranscribe
- mistranscription
- nod
- stumble
- trip(someone)up
- unforced