1.
to make a blunder; to cause trouble; to pull off (something bad)
To do something that causes a problem or mess, typically a serious mistake, scandal, or embarrassing incident. Almost always used for negative outcomes. The subject may or may not have intended the result.
とんでもないことを仕でかした。
I did something terrible.
彼がまた何か仕でかしたらしい。
It seems he's gone and done something again.
大きな失敗を仕でかして、会社に多大な迷惑をかけてしまった。
I made a huge blunder and caused the company enormous trouble.
仕でかす is a transitive godan verb (conjugates: 仕でかさない, 仕でかして, etc.).
USAGE: This verb is almost exclusively used for negative actions — mistakes, scandals, accidents, or other troublesome deeds. It carries a strong nuance of exasperation or dismay. Common in spoken Japanese and news reporting.
ASPECT (ている):
Rarely used in the ている form since it describes a completed action.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- [bad thing]を仕でかす: to commit / cause [something bad]
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- とんでもないことを仕でかす: to do something outrageous
- 大きな失敗を仕でかす: to make a big blunder
- 事件を仕でかす: to cause an incident