muck up
Third Person
mucks up
Present Participle
mucking up
Past Tense
mucked up
Past Participle
mucked up
1
to mess up and not succeed because of a mistake that completely ruins something
- The chef was disappointed when he realized he had mucked up the recipe, resulting in a disastrous dish.
- Please don't muck the report up with formatting errors; it needs to be polished and professional.
- The students often worry about mucking up their exams by overlooking important details.
- She has often advised her colleagues to double-check their work to avoid mucking up critical processes.
- She quickly realized she had mucked up the negotiations by unintentionally offending the clients.
2
to cause something to become dirty or messy
- It's easy to muck up your shoes if you walk through muddy areas during the rainy season.
- Please don't muck the kitchen up with spills and stains; clean up as you go.
- After playing outside, the children managed to muck up their clothes with mud and grass stains.
- Tomorrow's outdoor activity may muck your shoes up, so consider wearing old ones.
- The workers are cautious not to muck up the clean floors when entering the construction site.
3
to hinder the success of a plan or arrangement through careless or disruptive behavior
- The team's lack of coordination threatened to muck about the carefully laid-out project schedule.
- Despite careful planning, unexpected issues mucked it up, causing delays in the project timeline.
- Constant disagreements among team members can muck about even the most well-thought-out plans.
- Last-minute alterations mucked about the carefully crafted presentation, leading to confusion among the audience.
- They had a great proposal, but poor execution mucked it up, leading to a missed opportunity.