make+a+mistake
21make a mess of doing something — make a mess of (doing) something phrase to make a lot of mistakes when you are doing or dealing with something Tom felt he had made a mess of his life. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: mess …
22make a botch of something — phrase to do something badly or carelessly You’ve made a real botch of that painting. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: botch …
23make a good job of (doing) something — make a good/bad/job of (doing) something british phrase to do something well or badly He made a terrible job of cutting my hair. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do something badly …
24make a bad job of (doing) something — make a good/bad/job of (doing) something british phrase to do something well or badly He made a terrible job of cutting my hair. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do something badly …
25make a pig's ear of something — make a pig’s ear of something british spoken phrase to do something very badly Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: pig …
26mistake — mis|take1 W2S2 [mıˈsteık] n 1.) something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect →↑error mistake in ▪ We may have made a mistake in our calculations. ▪ a mistake in the law ▪ Ivan s work is always full… …
27mistake — mis|take1 [ mı steık ] noun count *** 1. ) something that you have not done correctly, or something you say or think that is not correct: make a mistake: I won t make the same mistake again! Don t worry, it s an easy mistake to make. correct a… …
28mistake — 1 /mi steIk/ noun (C) 1 INCORRECT ACTION/OPINION ETC something that has been done incorrectly, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect: Hitting the ball too hard in golf is a typical beginner s mistake. | make a mistake: I think you ve made… …
29mistake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, colossal (esp. AmE), great, huge ▪ It is a great mistake to assume that your children will agree with you. ▪ bad, dreadful …
30mistake — I UK [mɪˈsteɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms mistake : singular mistake plural mistakes *** Metaphor: Making a mistake is like falling over, or like being clumsy and dropping things. She stumbled over the speech. ♦ You tripped up there: what… …
