6
misconstrue(verb, ruin, fail, damage, blow)
5
depart(verb, part, turn, correct, approach)
5
digress(verb, turn, correct, approach, depart)
5
flub(noun, verb, drop, ruin, disregard)
5
get around(verb, expression, move, action, act)
5
meander(verb, move, action, act, movement)
5
misestimate(verb, miscalculate)
5
misinterpret(verb, disregard, confuse, mistake, overlook)
5
misreckon(verb, disregard, error, misconstrue, misunderstand)
5
miss(verb, drop, fail, ignore, waste)
5
overlook(verb, drop, ruin, disregard, trip)
5
wind(verb, move, action, act, movement)
4
be adrift(verb, expression, idiom, move, action)
4
be in error(verb, expression, idiom, mistake, blunder)
4
boob(verb, mistake, blunder, goof, misjudge)
4
cast(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
4
diverge(verb, part, turn, correct, approach)
4
do wrong
4
drop the ball(verb, expression, idiom, drop, ruin)
4
get something wrong(verb, expression, idiom, blunder, stumble)
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