Do American and British English speakers understand the phrase ''to make a hames of sth''?

This phrase is used in Ireland (Hiberno English).

It means to make a mess of something. Interestingly enough, everyone in Ireland knows what this phrase means but very few actually know what a hames actually is.

Note: The word hames is pronounced to rhyme with games and names.

Examples:

I made a complete hames of my exam today, I definitely won’t pass.

The first time I tried to make sushi I made an absolute hames of it, but I’m much better now.

Wow, the hairdresser really made a hames of your bangs, you should have demanded a refund.

I had to look up the origin of the term hames.

Seemingly a hames is an object you secure on a horse to help carry a load of goods. When the hames is poorly secured then the load can easily all fall off which of course would be a bit of a disaster.