stink up

verb2

1. •
   (informal) To cause to stink.

   • The broccoli really stank up the refrigerator.
2. •
   (informal, figurative) To perform very badly in (a place).

   • That's what the Bengals did again Sunday, when, in Wilkinson's words, they "stunk up the joint" in a 31-14 loss to the New York Jets at Cinergy Field. — 1997