foul up

Example Sentences

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And, if the Giants fade, can they foul up the Dodgers’ season anyway?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2021

“Losses are great because we’re living in a world that is very integrated with supply chains that have to be very efficient and effective, and when you stop them, things foul up and costs rise.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2019

Self-deleting messages can also foul up long-established record-retention practices and, for some federal employees, they may constitute a violation of the law.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2017

This winter, he says, there’s no El Nino to foul up the weather prognostication.

From Washington Times • Aug. 14, 2016

I partly blame all those dopes that clap their heads off--they'd foul up anybody, if you gave them a chance.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger