"botch up" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to do something badly or carelessly, resulting in a mess or failure. Example: The contractor botched up the repair job, causing even more damage to the building. In this sentence, "botched up" is used to describe the poor and careless work of the contractor.
But even if I were, I'd hate to get the dose wrong or botch up the attempt, resulting in a life perhaps even worse than the one I had originally, and becoming more, rather than less, of a burden.
But one thing is clear — Jerry Yang and the current board of Yahoo! will not be able to "botch up" a negotiation with Microsoft again, simply because they will not have the opportunity.
He added: "Jerry Yang and the current board of Yahoo! will not be able to "botch up" a negotiation with Microsoft again, simply because they will not have the opportunity".
Unlike Dimon, Blankfein's bank did not nightmarishly botch up a massive credit-derivatives trade that cost it $6 billion, as JPMorgan did (although JPMorgan still managed to turn in a record profit).
This can really botch up any headway you've made in terms of establishing a less contentious relationship with the ex.
Essentially, the High Court is saying the payments under the scheme are unlawful because the changes to the financial management regulations enacted to deal with the first High Court ruling were a botch up.
Vigo tried to use the Debrie camera himself, but he botched up nearly everything he shot.
He said the previous government "completely botched up" the project by seizing land from farmers without negotiating prices, a conclusion that even some communist leaders now acknowledge.
"You start spending time, and you're going to get to the point that eventually you're going to learn how to fix what you've botched up".
Given the chance to start proliferating, these loose genetic cannons will leap around in an organism's genes, badly botching up innocent, regular stretches of DNA as they do so.
Chris Johnson (TEN) vs. Baltimore Johnsonon is certain to see more carries in Week 2 as the Titans admittedly botched up the game plan with his limited workload against Jacksonville, but it might not make a big difference with the Ravens in town.
