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foul up

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foul someone or something up
to cause disorder and confusion for someone or something; to tangle up someone or something; to mess someone or something up. Go away! Don't foul me up any more. You've fouled up my whole day. Watch out! You're going to foul up my kite strings.
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foul up

to blunder; to mess up. Please don't foul up this time. The quarterback fouled up in the first quarter, and that lost us the game.
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foul up
to make a mistake I'm sorry, I fouled up - I meant to send the last message just to Frank, not the whole group.
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foul up something also foul something up

1. to spoil something by making a mistake or doing something stupid It takes the same amount of time to do things right as to foul them up.
2. to damage a machine or system Too much aspirin can really foul up your stomach.
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Another mistake is that some of these new traders actually try to do is focus on day trading and over trading, which is one of the biggest foul ups in the world if investing.
Filled with intrigue, courtroom foul ups, and other mayhem, "The North Point Boys" takes a dark turn as Dave's odds of gaining retribution for his family look slim, and any chance of achieving happiness seems slimmer - but there is always hope.
With GoldMine everyone is ahead of the eight ball and knows exactly what is going on so there is no missed communication or misunderstandings, no foul ups with the customers, and with everything running so smoothly staff have time to attack larger projects.
 
 
 
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