möhliä — meaning in English

English meaning

• goof noun A mistake or blunder.
• muff noun A tube-shaped covering, often fur, that both hands are tucked into for warmth.

Senses

möhliä is used for these senses in English:

• fall into a trap (idiomatic, intransitive) To make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.
• goof (US) To make a mistake.
• mess up (transitive) To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
• muff To mishandle; to bungle. [from 1920s]

goof — full definition

1. noun A mistake or blunder.
2. noun A silly or foolish person.
3. verb To make a mistake, or to fool around instead of being serious.

muff — full definition

1. noun A tube-shaped covering, often fur, that both hands are tucked into for warmth.
2. verb To fumble or fail at something, especially to drop a catch or mishandle a task.

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