make a hash of

Example Sentences

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Gaps in data because of the government shutdown make a hash of the latest federal reports on inflation and economic growth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

It could make a hash of setting interest rates.

From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2015

Fraud — and the sudden shutdown of a debit and card — can make a hash of people’s financial lives.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2014

"You can name the twins Gustavo and Guillermo Barros Schelotto from La Plata, Argentina," adds Ricardo Sigot, neglecting to mention that we'd probably make a hash of pronouncing them.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2013

Then you could have kept it on your mantelpiece, and whenever you felt inclined to make a hash of anything I would have caught your eye sternly and you would have pulled up.

From The Adventures of Sally by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)