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make a Horlicks of something — to make a lot of mistakes when you are doing something. People say this to avoid saying make a bollocks of something … English dictionary
Horlicks{™} — n [U] a make of hot drink, usually taken before going to bed to help you sleep better. It is sold as a powder, which is mixed with hot milk or water, and was first made in the US. The expression make a Horlicks of something is used in informal… … Universalium
Horlicks — UK [ˈhɔː(r)lɪks] / US [ˈhɔrlɪks] trademark a hot drink made with milk that people drink before going to bed to help them to relax • make a Horlicks of something … English dictionary
Horlicks — 1. noun a) a malted milk hot bedtime drink b) bollocks – a muddle, hash or balls up 2 … Wiktionary
make a mess of — MISMANAGE, mishandle, bungle, fluff, spoil, ruin, wreck; informal mess up, botch, make a hash of, muck up, foul up; Brit. informal make a pig s ear of, make a Horlicks of, cock up. → mess * * * make a mess of : to ruin (something) or to make many … Useful english dictionary
muck something up — (informal) MAKE A MESS OF, mess up, bungle, spoil, ruin, wreck; informal botch, make a hash of, muff, fluff, foul up, louse up; Brit. informal make a pig s ear of, make a Horlicks of; N. Amer. informal goof up. → … Useful english dictionary
Bollocks — Bollox redirects here. For the board game, see Bōku (game). Bollocks /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo Saxon origin, meaning testicles . The word is often used figuratively in British English, as a noun to mean nonsense , an expletive following a… … Wikipedia
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