"make pigs and whistles of" meaning in All languages combined

See make pigs and whistles of on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: makes pigs and whistles of [present, singular, third-person], making pigs and whistles of [participle, present], made pigs and whistles of [participle, past], made pigs and whistles of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> pigs and whistles of}} make pigs and whistles of (third-person singular simple present makes pigs and whistles of, present participle making pigs and whistles of, simple past and past participle made pigs and whistles of)
  1. (archaic, idiomatic, transitive) To ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something). Tags: archaic, idiomatic, transitive Related terms: go to pigs and whistles
    Sense id: en-make_pigs_and_whistles_of-en-verb-1TiB62rV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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