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
Mosi-Eastern African, Swahili
Ignatiusig-NAY-shəs (English)Late Roman
JonquilJAHN-kwilEnglish (Rare)
LolaLO-lah (Spanish), LO-lə (English)Spanish, English
FritjofFRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Mostafa-Arabic