"foutre le bordel" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fu.tʁə l(ə) bɔʁ.dɛl/
Etymology: Composed of foutre (in the sense of faire, to do)) & bordel (used figuratively to indicate a mess). Head templates: {{fr-verb}} foutre le bordel
  1. (vulgar) to wreak havoc, to wreck or fuck up Tags: vulgar Synonyms: foutre la merde, mettre en désordre, semer la pagaille, semer la zizanie, zbeuler
    Sense id: en-foutre_le_bordel-fr-verb-ZiPhLND7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "You're going to do me the pleasure of fucking off & not setting foot here before I kick the bucket... At that point, you can do what you want with my land, but as long as I'm alive, you won't fuck with it!",
          "ref": "1968, Bernard Clavel, chapter 68, in Les Fruits de l'hiver, Robert Laffont, page 381:",
          "text": "Vous allez me faire le plaisir de foutre le camp et de ne plus remettre les pieds ici avant que j’aie cassé ma pipe… À ce moment-là, vous ferez ce que vous voudrez de ma terre, mais moi vivant, vous n’y foutrez pas le bordel !",
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          "word": "semer la pagaille"
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    {
      "word": "foutre la merde"
    },
    {
      "word": "mettre en désordre"
    },
    {
      "word": "semer la pagaille"
    },
    {
      "word": "semer la zizanie"
    },
    {
      "word": "zbeuler"
    }
  ],
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