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Make Silk Purse Sow's Ear Bungle Mess British

Word make a pigs ear of
Description bungle

make a mess of - British informal

This probably developed with humorous reference to the phrase make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

make a silk purse out of a sow's ear bungle

make a mess of - British informal

This probably developed with humorous reference to the phrase make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

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