mess up
to make a mistake, or to do something badly
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To make a mistake, or to do something badly
slip up
to make a careless mistake
get something wrong
to make a mistake about something
trip up
to make a mistake, or to cause someone to make a mistake
foul up
to do something wrong, or to spoil something, especially by making mistakes
fall short
to not reach a particular level or to fail to achieve something that you were trying to do
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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