make a pig's ear of



make a pig's ear of something/doing something

  (British informal)
to do something very badly Tim made a right pig's ear of putting those shelves up.
See also: ear, make, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BrittneyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Blanche[blɑ:ntʃ]
Anshel-Yiddish
ThÉRÈSete-REZFrench
AbishagAB-i-shag (English)Biblical
Merav-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew