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bollix
verb[ T ]
mainly USinformaluk /ˈbɒl.ɪks/ us /ˈbɑː.lɪks/
(alsobollix something up)
to cause something to fail or go wrong:
The dialogue is clumsy, but not enough to bollix the larger point of the scene.
They seem to have bollixed up the research.
He claimed it was her indiscretion that had bollixed his career.
My co-worker is the guy who gets to investigate why systems get bollixed.
Things can really get bollixed up when business processes are misaligned.
The taxi driver ignored my advice to avoid the Midtown tunnel to the airport when everyone knows the tunnel's completely bollixed up at this hour!
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adulterant
adulterate
adulterated
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dry rot
eat
eat away at something
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foul
queer
rain on someone's paradeidiom
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ravage
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bollix
noun[ U or plural ]
mainly Irish Englishoffensiveuk /ˈbɒl.ɪks/ us /ˈbɑː.lɪks/
another spelling of bollockUKoffensive: （bollock 的另一种拼法）
I don't believe any of that bollix.那些胡说八道我一点都不信。
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