bollix (up)

verb

Definition of bollix (up)next
as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way you've bollixed up the whole thing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bollix (up)
  1. fumble
  2. blow
  3. ruin
  4. screw up
Verb
  • My manuscript was finally being read by editors, who responded with almost-wins — an overtime pass, fumbled.
    Tara Dorabji, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Gone are the days of fumbling with cords and adapters—this smart board simplifies connectivity to keep your focus on what matters most.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of fumble
Verb
  • Credit them with winning 10 games although losing three of their last four and blowing a chance to win the ACC championship and get into the playoff put a huge damper on the season.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Chalamet stars in the Bob Dylan biopic and does his own singing, guitar playing, and harmonica blowing and sucking.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of blow
Verb
  • Well, Neptune and his Wildcats might just be ruining the convenient narrative.
    CJ Moore, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruin
Verb
  • When politicians screw up on a public stage, those blunders can be, at best, meme-ified and, at worst, career-ending.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But Mike gets in his face to say that Brady's the one screwing up his own life.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of screw up
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