LC: Make a pig's ear

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Make a pig's ear

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Definition: Something that has been badly or clumsily done.

Origin: The expression derives from the old proverb 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's (a pig) ear', which dates from the 16th century.

A

Mom made a pig's ear of her matchmaking for her daughter.

妈妈搞砸了女儿的相亲。

B

Leave the kid to the tutor! You sitting in will make a pig's ear of things. It's supposed to be a very relaxed math lesson.

把孩子交给辅导老师吧。你在场旁听会搞砸原本轻松愉快的数学课。

C

He made a bit of a pig's ear of that task I'm afraid.

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