louse up

Example Sentences

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I didn’t want to louse up the photo opportunity because it was the only chance to get the picture we all wanted, Clinton and Assad.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2018

And then there was the problem of extra innings, a threat that loomed over every game, threatening to louse up our often down-to-the-hour plan.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2015

Tom and Mary, the story goes, are about to be married, but that naughty old Barnaby, wielding a wicked snickersneer, does his worst to louse up the proceedings.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon after he took over as Prime Minister, Trudeau vowed that "I will not let this job louse up my private life."

From Time Magazine Archive

Shut the louse up in a box and feed it.

From Italian Popular Tales by Crane, Thomas Frederick