Busted
Fouled up
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Tom and Hank Mahoney had been alone—the whole company had been busted up, it had been snafu from the beginning—situation normal, all fouled up, only they hadn't used the word "fouled" in those days; no word had been anywhere near bad enough to express the way they felt.
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