ball someone or something up
搞糟某人或某事;把某人或某事弄得一團糟
口語·表示搞砸或弄亂某事
英文釋義
To make a mess of someone or something; to confuse or complicate a situation
例句
His last-minute changes balled up the entire project schedule.
典故來源
源自將東西揉成一團的動作,比喻把事情弄得混亂或復雜,類似中文的“搞成一團糟”。