make a pig's ear of
US /ˈmek ə ˈpɪgz ɪr ʌv/
・UK /ˈmeik ə ˈpɪgz ɪə ɔv/
C2
idm.To do something badly or in a clumsy way.
He made a pig's ear of the report and had to rewrite it all.
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Pig Idioms - BBC Learning English
- In English, if someone does something very badly, we can say, "He made a pig's ear of it." To make a pig's ear of something.
In English, if someone does something very badly, we can say, "He made a pig's ear of it." To make a pig's ear of something.