How do you use "Cock-up" in a sentence?

There's been a complete cock-up with the booking. I cocked up the presentation. What a cock-up!

Cock-up

Q: What does "Cock-up" mean?

A mistake or blunder; to make a mess of something. A significant mistake or failure to do something properly. Very common British expression for things going wrong.

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의미: A mistake or blunder; to make a mess of something.

搞砸，大错误

metedura de pata, cagada

大失敗、へま

큰 실수, 엉망진창; 일을 망치다

A significant mistake or failure to do something properly. Very common British expression for things going wrong.

严重的错误或把事情搞砸。英国非常常见的表达，用于事情出错的时候。

Un error significativo o no hacer algo correctamente. Expresión británica muy común para cuando las cosas salen mal.

重大なミスや、何かをちゃんとできなかったこと。イギリスで物事がうまくいかない時によく使われる表現。

어떤 일을 제대로 하지 못한 심각한 실수나 실패. 일이 잘못됐을 때 쓰는 매우 흔한 영국식 표현.

직역: Messed up (origin disputed)

예문

There's been a complete cock-up with the booking.
预订完全搞砸了
Ha habido una cagada total con la reserva
予約が完全にめちゃくちゃになった
예약이 완전히 엉망이 됐어.
I cocked up the presentation.
我把演讲搞砸了
La cagué con la presentación
プレゼンを台無しにしてしまった
프레젠테이션을 망쳐버렸어.
What a cock-up!
真是一团糟！
¡Menuda cagada!
なんてへまだ！
정말 엉망이야!

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사용 가이드

맥락: mistake, failure, blunder

어조: frustrated, self-deprecating

✓ 올바른 표현

Total cock-up.
完全搞砸了
Un desastre total
完全にやらかした
완전 엉망이야.
I cocked it up.
我搞砸了
La he pifiado
しくじっちゃったよ
내가 망쳤어.
What a cock-up!
搞什么鬼！
¡Vaya metedura de pata!
なんてヘマだ！
정말 엉망이야!

✗ 잘못된 표현

Big mistake
大错误
Gran error
大きなミス
큰 실수
Messed up
搞砸了
Lo estropeé
失敗した
망쳤어

흔한 실수

Slightly crude but widely used
Not as rude as it might sound to Americans

기원과 역사

Possibly from typesetting (cocked up letters) or military.

어원: British slang

최초 기록: 20th century

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: British comedy; British workplace

Regional notes: Very British—Americans might find it crude.

변형

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Smash it ★★★★★ To succeed brilliantly or perform excellently. Nail it ★★★★★ To do something perfectly or exactly right. Pull it off ★★★★★ To succeed in doing something difficult. Fall through ★★★★★ To fail to happen or be completed. Ace it ★★★★★ To do something extremely well, especially a test. Flop ★★★★★ A complete failure, especially of a performance or product.