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- noun Plural form of
balls-up .
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Examples
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On top of the cost of the administration some are already projecting failures and time delays in getting the compensation back to the people who claim it - as happened with all the other tax credit balls-ups.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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But last night came the mother of all balls-ups as Liechtenstein lost to little-known minnows Scotland in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
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On top of the cost of the administration some are already projecting failures and time delays in getting the compensation back to the people who claim it - as happened with all the other tax credit balls-ups.
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However, Andy has made a fair few balls-ups of late.
X Factor Betting Odds: The Inevitable Christmas Number One 2005
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I made so many balls-ups trying to be like Fergie.
DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992
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I made so many balls-ups trying to be like Fergie.
DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992
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Mullett was all ready to give me the tin-tack in appreciation of a couple of my more spectacular balls-ups when I had my little moment of triumph.
Frost at Christmas Wingfield, R. D. 1984
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"If it was one of my usual balls-ups, he'd be there sneering from ear to bloody ear," he reflected ruefully.
Frost at Christmas Wingfield, R. D. 1984
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Short of calling off the commission and tranquillising a legal team that's locked jaws on a staggering array of balls-ups, the only option left for the Government is to spin the inquiry's findings - and spin hard.
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Normally when commentators step down, it's customary to list their gaffes and balls-ups.
Telegraph Blogs 2009
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