“This will mess up the order of your fields and records, generating so much extra work that you might as well create a new database from scratch.”

Verb

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Past tense for to make a mistake or error

“Imagine if you completely mess up her measurements and overestimate her waist or hips?”

Verb

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Past tense for to make dirty or unclean

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

discolored^US

discoloured^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

colored^US

coloured^UK

bastardized^US

bastardised^UK

brutalized^US

demoralized^US

brutalised^UK

demoralised^UK

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“I reckon she believed that I was only making up an excuse to get into the house and mess up her clean floors.”

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Past tense for to destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

put a spoke in someone's wheel

neutralized^US

baulked^UK

vandalized^US

neutralised^UK

balked^US

vandalised^UK

pulverized^US

put out of commission

pulverised^UK

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

jeopardized^US

jeopardised^UK

vaporized^US

dishonoured^UK

levelled^UK

leveled^US

dishonored^US

vaporised^UK

treated with disrespect

treated sacrilegiously

left in ruins

brought to nothing

brought a note of sadness to

rained on someone's parade

pulled down

committed sacrilege

made of no use or value

committed sacrilege against

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

took wind out of sails

beaten down

taken wind out of sails

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

given the slip

threw monkey wrench in

gave the slip

thrown monkey wrench in

threw a monkey wrench in the works

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

cooked someone's goose

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

imperilled^UK

imperiled^US

demoralized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

demoralised^UK

dragged through the mud

beaten someone to the draw

beaten someone to the punch

brought to a standstill

brought up short

found a way round

brought to screeching halt

minimized^US

minimised^UK

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

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Past tense for to target and strike someone

belaboured^UK

belabored^US

pummelled^UK

pummeled^US

cudgeled^US

cudgelled^UK

beat the living daylights out of

knocked into the middle of next week

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

maltreated

beatbeat the living daylights out of the living daylights out of

pulverized^US

won a resounding victory over

pulverised^UK

given someone a good hiding

gave someone a good hiding

brought someone to their knees

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a drubbing

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

warmed someone's seat

dusted someone's britches

taken to the cleaners

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gave someone a beating

given someone a beating

gave someone a good drubbing

given someone a good beating

given someone a good drubbing

gave someone a good beating

inflicted suffering on

launched an attack on

knocked someone's lights out

jumped down one's throat

given someone the works

gave someone the works

beat someone's brains out

came down on

assaulted physically

beaten someone up

beaten someone's brains out

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(rare, nonstandard) Past tense for to commit a mistake or error

gotten signals crossed

blotted your copybook

gotten the wrong end of the stick

got the wrong end of the stick

fallen on one's face

fell on one's face

put a wrong interpretation on

received a false impression

judged incorrectly

misthought

misrepresented

taken something amiss

took something amiss

missed the point

got the wrong idea

gotten the wrong idea

not registered

got the wrong idea about

gotten the wrong idea about

misidentified

muddled up

got the wrong impression

gotten the wrong impression

failed

got hold of the wrong end of the stick

gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick

conflated

taken wrongly

took wrongly

got your lines crossed about

took something the wrong way

taken something the wrong way

gotten wrong impression

incorrectly diagnosed

come to hasty conclusion

jumped to the wrong conclusion about

got the wrong end of the stick about

got your lines crossed

gotten the wrong impression about

got a false impression of

failed to understand

lost count

made a wrong interpretation of

failed to appreciate

got the wrong impression about

got your wires crossed

came to hasty conclusion

took out of context

taken out of context

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(figuratively) Past tense for to botch or mangle

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

made a dog's dinner of

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Verb

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Past tense for to pronounce (a word) incorrectly

Verb

Past tense for to cause significant damage or destruction to

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

leveled^US

levelled^UK

pulverised^UK

pulverized^US

vaporised^UK

vaporized^US

Verb

Past tense for to smear or become smeared, especially when rubbed

Verb

Past tense for to handle roughly or clumsily

Verb

Past tense for to execute or carry out something incorrectly or inadequately

Verb

Past tense for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly

Verb

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Past tense for to take the pleasure or enjoyment out of

put a damper on

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

took the enjoyment out of

taken the enjoyment out of

took the pleasure out of

taken the pleasure out of

Verb

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Past tense for to touch or handle, especially with the thumb or fingers

Verb

Past tense for to fill with distress or alarm

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

filled with consternation

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

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