make a hash of

[meɪk ə hæʃ əv]

verb phrase

estragar; fazer uma bagunça de; arruinar

1. to do something badly or in a confused way; to bungle or mess something up

He made a hash of the presentation and lost the client's confidence.

Ele estragou a apresentação e perdeu a confiança do cliente.

2. to create confusion or disorder in handling a situation or task

The new manager made a hash of the reorganization process.

O novo gerente fez uma bagunça do processo de reorganização.

NYC Slang

botch; screw up; fubar

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

estragar; fazer uma bagunça; arruinar

commonly used in informal spoken Portuguese

São Paulo

estragar; zoar

zoar is more colloquial in this region

Rio de Janeiro

estragar; desandar

desandar is also used in informal contexts

Portugal

estragar; fazer uma confusão de; arruinar

slightly more formal usage than in Brazil

make a mess of

make a pig's ear of

make a meal of

make a dog's breakfast of

hash something up

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