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foul up(verb, stumble, flop, stray)
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go wrong(verb, fall, stumble, stray)
2
louse up(verb, stumble, stray, bungle)
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make a mess of(verb, idiom, stumble, stray)
2
muck up(goof, scrabble, snafued, bollix)
2
screw up(verb, stumble, flop, stray)
2
slip up(verb, stumble, flop, stray)
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trip up(verb, phrasal verb, drop, disregard)
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ball up(verb, ruin, bungle, botch)
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bark up wrong tree(verb, idiom, misconstrue, misunderstand)
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cast about(verb, slip, stumble, flop)
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come apart at the seams(verb, idiom, stumble, flop)
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come to hasty conclusion(verb, idiom, misconstrue, misunderstand)
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fall down(verb, slip, stumble, flop)
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fall flat on face(verb, idiom, drop, disregard)
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fall short(verb, drop, disregard, trip)
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get signals crossed(verb, idiom, misconstrue, misunderstand)
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get wrong(verb, disregard, misconstrue, misunderstand)
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go astray(verb, fall, stumble, stray)
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go at backwards(verb, idiom, stumble, flop)
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