Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a hash of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: make a hash of
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing.

Example Sentences

"I generally make a hash of talking to boys I like; it's so frustrating."
"Pouring drinks is one thing I always make a hash of, so please help yourselves."
"First, you’ve made a hash of this cruise — you’ll be a bold man to say no to that. Second, you let the enemy out o’ this here trap for nothing."
""Of course a miracle may happen, and you may be a great painter, but you must confess the chances are a million to one against it. It'll be an awful sell if at the end you have to acknowledge you've made a hash of it.""
"City's victory was secured in first-half injury time when Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet made a hash of his attempt to keep out Alvaro Negredo's chip, ensuring Manuel Pellegrini's side kept their flawless home league record."

Inflected Forms

makes a hash of (present, singular) making a hash of (participle, present) made a hash of (participle, past) made a hash of (past)

Synonyms

mess up muck up stuff up make a mess of make a Horlicks of screw up cock up fuck up balls up bugger up

Questions

What does make a hash of mean?: to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing.

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