goof up

goof up {v. phr.}

To make a mistake (usually not serious).

See also: blunder, screw up — bad mistake.

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goof off

[goof off] {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or be serious; fool around. * /Tow didn't get promoted because he goofed off all the time […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

goof on

[goof on] {v. phr.} To laugh or joke at smb.; to tease. * /You're goofing on me, right?/ www.sky-net-eye.com

screw-up

[screw-up] {n.} A mistake; an error; a confusing mess. * /"What a screw-up!" the manager cried, when he realized that the bills were sent to the wrong customers./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

by mistake

[by mistake] {adv. phr.} As the result of a mistake; through error. * /He picked up the wrong hat by mistake./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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