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
LolaLO-lah (Spanish), LO-lə (English)Spanish, English
CarlaKAHR-lah (Spanish, German, Dutch), KAHR-lə (English)Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
Anat (2)-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Thora-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Rio (1)-Various
NevilleNEV-əlEnglish (British)