muddle up
US /ˈmʌdl ʌp/
・UK /ˈmʌdl ʌp/
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phr.v.To mix things up in a confused or incorrect way.
I muddled up the dates and missed the appointment.
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Have you been getting a phrase wrong all your life? | BBC Ideas
- Another lol-worthy linguistic muddle up is the malaphor—a blend of malapropism the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, and metaphor.
Another lol-worthy linguistic muddle up is the malaphor—a blend of malapropism the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, and metaphor.