louse up

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Definition

Verb: * To perform a task very poorly; to make a serious mistake or error that ruins something. It implies causing failure through incompetence or carelessness.

Usage

The verb "louse up" is informal and often used in casual speech. It describes the action of spoiling, damaging, or ruining a situation, plan, or object due to a mistake. It is typically transitive, requiring a direct object (the thing that is ruined).

Examples
  • He loused up the presentation by forgetting his main points.
  • I really loused up the recipe by adding salt instead of sugar.
  • One missed signal could louse up the entire communication system.
Advanced Usage
  • To louse something up for someone: To cause problems or ruin an opportunity for another person.
    • His late arrival loused up the evening for everyone.*
Variants and Related Words
  • Louse-up (noun): An instance of making a serious error; a mess or failure.
    • The missed flight was a major louse-up in our travel plans.
Synonyms
  • Botch: To carry out a task badly or carelessly.
  • Screw up (informal): To make a mistake or mishandle a situation.
  • Bungle: To perform a task clumsily or incompetently.
  • Foul up (informal): To cause something to fail or go wrong.
  • Ruin: To destroy or severely damage.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Mess up: A very common and direct synonym meaning to make a mistake or disorder something.
    • Don't mess up your chance to make a good impression.
Verb
  1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
    • I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
    • the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement

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