Hi,
I used this phrase today ( to make a bungle) and the girl who is a native english girl didn’t get what I was saying, there was an old bloke who understood it, he said it’s an old english word what young people don’t use at all,
I think It means, make a mistake, or mess up with smth. what’s the thruth do you use it as a native? thanks
“I bungled” is probably a little more common than “I made a bungle” but I suspect the older man was right. The word is not used as much as it used to be.
"I made a boob (or boo-boo) is more common than bungled, but sadly youth these days tend to go for the grammatically incorrect, “My bad.” (What is wrong with using the correct word and saying “My mistake?” It’s only one syllable longer!)
I’d like to speak more elaborately ( hope it makes sense) I’d like to use more expressions than before.
What about “to mess up” can I use it instead of " to make mistake"? thanks!
You can:
Get it wrong.
Mess up.
Make an error.
Blunder (I blundered/ my blunder)
Make a howler.
Slip up.
Make a right mess of something.
Make a pig’s ear of something.
Take a false step.
Make a faux pas.
Get it wrong.
Do a bad job.
Fluff a job /fluff it.
Drop a clanger.
Put your foot in it.
Have a ‘senior moment’
and any number of other choice words and phrases… though I’m sure that most of the time you do things well!
Bees, I am sure “my bad” is a stateside contribution. It’s actually not nearly as common here as it was in the 90s.
Thanks B.S 
I try to do my best really.
at this point what is the correct usage of ‘messing up something’.
For example:
I tried to fix my car, but I messed it up,
or
I tried to fix my cair but I messed up with it
I’ve heard that, a few people use it as mess arround something.
Which one is the correct? I’m really thankfull for your help.
Both “mess up” examples are fine. To mess around means something different.
mess around/about,
a.
Informal. to busy oneself without purpose or plan; work aimlessly or halfheartedly; putter.
b.
Informal. to waste time; loaf.
c.
Informal. to meddle or interfere.
d.
Informal. to involve or associate oneself, esp. for immoral or unethical purposes: His wife accused him of messing around with gamblers.
e.
Slang. to trifle sexually; philander.
Maybe you meant ‘to make a bundle’ ;-)?[YSaerTTEW443543]
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just I would like to make sure I understood Morgant’s examples.
a. I tried to make dinner for my wife, but finally I messed around and We had to go to restaurant.
b. I should have gone to my bank, however I messed around in the city, without doing nothing useful, literally I wasted my time.
c. My mate tried to make dinner for us, but I just messed around him, in order to convince him to go to restaurant.
d. As she was new in our company, we tried to mess arround her in the conversation in order to make her more talkative.
Torsten, according to my dictionary it is “bungle”, however that girl also corrected me today when I said bungle, she said it is bundle. But I firmly think bungle has a different meaning to bundle.
a. Incorrect. “Mess around” and “mess up” are different in meaning. Please see the definitions for “mess around” I posted.
b. Correct. without doing anything useful
c. Incorrect. You cannot mess people around, but you can mess around with them. Nonetheless, your use does not meet any of the definitions.
d. Incorrect for the same reasons as C.
Please be careful when using “mess around” for people. It most commonly means to cheat with sexually.
One use of “mess around,” which is absent from the definitions I posted, is to kid someone. I could tell a friend his shirt was ugly, and when he starts to worry about it, I can say, “Relax. I’m just messing around with you.”
Take It Easy, bundle and bungle do have different meanings. To make a bundle means to profit lavishly.
this is what I’m saying they have a different meaning, can you write a sentence for example A-C. I still dont understand that. thank you.
a.
Informal. to busy oneself without purpose or plan; work aimlessly or halfheartedly; putter.
Paul, please stop messing around. Just finish the homework. You’ve been at it for hours.
b.
Informal. to waste time; loaf.
Bill, stop messing around in the backyard. You’re sitting and sipping lemonade, and we’re in here trying to disassemble the furniture.
c.
Informal. to meddle or interfere.
The government should not mess around with its citizens’ personal lives. If people want to marry more than one person, let them.
thanks, now it’s clear!
You ommited the most important ones:
To screw up
=)
What would out lives be without all the screw-ups that we make.
Sorry, I screwed up there! 
Dear BS,
I know another phrase which may be synonym of these words that were mentioned above.
to muck, or to muck smth up, can it be accepted as synonym of mess around or mess up with smth?
Yes… ‘muck up’ is another alternative.