shoot in foot (verb) mishandle/mismanage: mess up
Sinonime: abuse, be incompetent, be inefficient,
blow,
blunder, botch, bungle,
confound, err, flub, foul up, fumble, goof up, goof, gum up,
harm, make a hash of, make a mess of, maladminister, misapply, misconduct, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, mistreat,
misuse, muff,
overlook,
pervert,
prostitute, put foot in, screw up, shoot oneself in foot
Antonime: handle,
manage