Meaning
To botch or mess up bad, a flop.
Origin
From 20th-century Britain, tied to slang; 'pig's ear' for mess, by 1950s in a tale for botch. A 1955 'Times' uses it for a flop.
Variants
- Pig's ear
Usage Examples
- He made a pig's ear of that fix.
- Made a pig's ear; total mess!
- Pig's ear; ruined it good.