bugger up »
To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.
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fly in the ointment »
Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.
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Gone to the bad »
soured, spoiled, turned rotten
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lap of luxury »
A position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.
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mess up »
To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
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proverbs run in pairs »
Every proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.
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spare the rod and spoil the child »
If one does not discipline a child, he or she will never learn obedience and good manners.
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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar »
To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.
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to the victor go the spoils »
The winner of a conflict wins additional benefits, beyond just the subject of the conflict.
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too many cooks spoil the broth »
If too many people try to take charge at a task, the end product might be ruined.
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upset the applecart »
To spoil carefully laid plans or arrangements; to spoil something.
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