foul-up
foul-up {n.}
(stress on "foul")
1. {informal}
A confused situation; confusion; mistake.
The luncheon was handled with only one or two foul-ups.
2. {informal}
A breakdown.
There was a foul-up in his car's steering mechanism.
3. {slang}
A person who fouls up or mixes things.
He had gotten a reputation as a foul-up.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
