By ignoring the instructions and rushing, she was making a hash of the whole project.

When he rushes through the paperwork, he makes a hash of the entire report.

To make a name for oneself requires talent and persistence.

The new encyclopedia covers topics from A to Z, making it useful for both beginners and experts.

You fixed the whole problem by yourself — what do you want, a medal?

By the end of the party, he was tight as a tick and could barely walk.

Despite the scandal, the CEO managed to come up smelling like a rose after the audit cleared the company.

Linguists note that the infix -a- often functions solely as a connective in borrowed compounds, with no independent meaning.

Linguists often note that the interfix -a- appears in compound words as a connective element with no separate meaning.

Researchers noted that the experimental antibody name included the infix -a- to denote its rat origin, which affected dosing considerations.