make a hash of
Example Sentences
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Gaps in data because of the government shutdown make a hash of the latest federal reports on inflation and economic growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
It could make a hash of setting interest rates.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2015
Fraud — and the sudden shutdown of a debit and card — can make a hash of people’s financial lives.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2014
"You can name the twins Gustavo and Guillermo Barros Schelotto from La Plata, Argentina," adds Ricardo Sigot, neglecting to mention that we'd probably make a hash of pronouncing them.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2013
You’d better make a hash of the remains of yesterday’s leg of mutton, dear; it will be more quickly done than the roasting of another leg, and we can’t spare time on cookery to-day.
From The Settler and the Savage by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
