foul up
Example Sentences
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Draftees Slicker and Herbie go to boot camp and foul up everything, especially a rifle drill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
“Losses are great because we’re living in a world that is very integrated with supply chains that have to be very efficient and effective, and when you stop them, things foul up and costs rise.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2019
“So for us to foul up those two, that part we know we can get corrected.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
Self-deleting messages can also foul up long-established record-retention practices and, for some federal employees, they may constitute a violation of the law.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2017
Mama was afraid it would foul up our drinking water.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
