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foul up

[foul-uhp] / ˈfaʊlˌʌp /




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The pandemic also fouled up — really, continues to foul up — the supply chain.

From Washington Post Nov. 25, 2021

Draftees Slicker and Herbie go to boot camp and foul up everything, especially a rifle drill.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2021

“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




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