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makes a pig's ear of

makes a pig's ear of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a pig's ear of.

Meaning of make a pig's ear of

Verb

make a pig's ear of (third-person singular simple present makes a pig's ear of, present participle making a pig's ear of, simple past and past participle made a pig's ear of)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, transitive) To do badly; to make a mess of.
    • England responded with goals of their own from Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck and, on the balance of play, deserved the victory. Yet there were long spells when they threatened to make a pig's ear of it.14 August 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, in The Guardian

Questions about makes a pig's ear of

What is makes a pig's ear of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a pig's ear of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a pig's ear of.

Words near makes a pig's ear of in the dictionary

  1. makes a noise in the world
  2. makes a nuisance of oneself
  3. makes a pass
  4. makes a pig of oneself
  5. makes a pig out of oneself
  6. makes a pig's ear of
  7. makes a pile
  8. makes a play
  9. makes a point
  10. makes a production out of
  11. makes a run for it

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