put up a show
dub
misperform
begin at the wrong end
make a pig's ear of
make out
make a hash of
make a fist of
act
fare
misact
stink up
do
stink out
mistreat
benevolence
put one's heart in
turn to
crush it
let the devil out
go through
matter
get on someone's bad side
in a bad way
misputt
induratize
sugarcoat the pill
misnegotiate
misput
brass-neck
maladjust
annoy
not do someone any favors
cane
tend
rine
ask for trouble
go to pains
make head or tail of
negotiate
play the devil with
flatfoot
slubber
outperform
play by the rules
hit one hard
make do and mend
bark up the wrong tree
make the best of a bad bargain
paint the wagon