botching
present participle ofbotch
botch
verb[T]
uk/bɒtʃ/us/bɑːtʃ/(UKalsobodge)tospoilsomething by doing itbadly:
We botched(up)ourfirstattemptatwallpaperingthebathroom.
Synonyms
bungle
fluffmainlyUKinformal
mishandle
muffinformal
spoil
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- blow(someone/something)up
- bomb
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
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Examplesofbotching
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Again, in these amendments a number ofbotchingattempts are made to do this.
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Features of a house or a building are preserved from disintegration, from disappearance, or the owner is prevented frombotchingthe thing on his own.
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After a botched privatisation, are we not in danger of hisbotchingwhat is, in fact, a sensible solution?
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In fact, it is an encouragement tobotchingit up.
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Once again we have the same last-minute emergency action, and the samebotching.
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Instead of having abotchingimprovement made we ought to have the best improvement that will add to the letting value.
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Who arranged the initialbotchingand who then arranged the bullying?
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The firm wasbotchingalong as best it could, grateful for young students who were willing to work on the machines for a few weeks during their holidays.
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Each property had repairs which could be regarded as "cosmetic": substantial damage has been repaired, but there was also a good deal ofbotchingup and covering up.
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Kingston was eliminated first, after suffering a legitimate broken ankle, afterbotchinga backdrop.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Matsumoto's wrestling character included her wearing different cosplay outfits, dancing in the middle of matches, intentionallybotchingspots and other comedic behaviour.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Doug struggles to become a man afterbotchinghis rite of manhood firewalk.
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