Keep one word, drop one word

[electrycmonk]

Buggered up

 

[black_cat]

Messed up

 

[SteveUK]

Buggered up

I didn't know Americans used that phrase!

 

[SteveUK]

Cocked up

 

[electrycmonk]

I didn't know Americans used that phrase!

I'm far from a typical American.
A) discovered I had Amero-centric blinders while in the Navy
B) lost my amero-centric blinders in college, after the Navy (for good)
C) love learning about language, ever heard of the NPR/PRI radio show called "A way with words?"

 

[electrycmonk]

Up Periscope

 

[electrycmonk]

Looks like I killed the fun with a movie title........

So your choice to get this going are these two:

A) down Periscope

B) Up top

C) Up side-down

 

[SteveUK]

Head up

 

[electrycmonk]

Head wind

 

[SteveUK]

Prevailing wind