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- make a pig's ear of
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Masha | | - | Russian |
| Tycho | | TIE-ko (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Krister | | - | Swedish |
| Olujimi | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Hersh | | - | Yiddish |
| Amilia | | ə-MEE-lee-ə, ə-MEEL-yə | English (Rare) |