up
( BrE , slang ) to ruin sth by doing it badly, or by making a careless or stupid mistake
SYN bungle :
I really cocked that exam up!
She cocked up all the arrangements for the party.
—related noun cock-up
up
( BrE , slang ) to ruin sth by doing it badly, or by making a careless or stupid mistake
SYN bungle :
I really cocked that exam up!
She cocked up all the arrangements for the party.
—related noun cock-up
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005