possible profanity
1
go wrong(expression, idiom, goof, misdirected, scrabble)
1
grapple(verb, root, stumble, botch, grope)
1
handle
1
harass
1
hose(verb, harm, corrupt, impair, persecute)
1
ill use
1
leave
1
let slip(expression, idiom, goof, scrabble, misgovern)
1
lose the handle(verb, expression, idiom, root, goof)
1
make a hash of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, ruin)
1
make a mess of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, drop)
1
make a mistake
1
make a muck of(verb, expression, idiom, help, correct)
1
maltreating
1
man-handle
1
mend(fail, damage, blow, spoil, blunder)
1
mire
1
misadminister
1
miscalculate(drop, ruin, fail, blow, blunder)
1
miscompute(fail, damage, blow, spoil, blunder)
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