Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a pig's ear of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: make a pig's ear of
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do badly; to make a mess of.

British usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"England responded with goals of their own from Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck and, on the balance of play, deserved the victory. Yet there were long spells when they threatened to make a pig's ear of it."
"Instead, he had lain awake for hours, knowing he'd made a pig's ear of everything, and trying to think of a way to sort things out."

Usage

British usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

makes a pig's ear of (present, singular) making a pig's ear of (participle, present) made a pig's ear of (participle, past) made a pig's ear of (past)

Phrases

make a silk purse of a sow's ear and variants

Frequently Paired Words

make a silk purse of a sow's ear and variants

Questions

What does make a pig's ear of mean?: To do badly; to make a mess of.

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