make+a+mess+of
31mess — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, fine (esp. AmE), hopeless, real, royal (esp. AmE), total, utter ▪ I got myself into a complete mess …
32mess — [[t]mɛs[/t]] n. 1) a dirty or untidy condition 2) a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered 3) a state of confusion 4) an unpleasant or difficult situation 5) a dirty or untidy mass: a mess of papers[/ex] 6) a group regularly taking… …
33mess — I n. untidy condition 1) to make a mess 2) to leave a mess 3) to clean away, clean up, clear up, sweep up a mess 4) in a mess (to leave things in a real mess) dining hall (mil.) 5) an enlisted (AE); officers mess 6) at, in a mess (they ate at the …
34mess — {{11}}mess (n.) c.1300, food for one meal, pottage, from O.Fr. mes portion of food, course at dinner, from L.L. missus course at dinner, lit. a placing, a putting (on a table, etc.), from pp. of mittere to put, place, in classical Latin to send,… …
35make a hash of — (informal) BUNGLE, fluff, mess up, make a mess of; mismanage, mishandle, ruin, wreck; informal botch, muff, muck up, foul up, screw up, blow; Brit. informal make a pig s ear of …
36make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… …
37mess*/ — [mes] noun I 1) [C/U] a situation in which a place is dirty, untidy, or in bad condition The garden was a real mess.[/ex] Try not to make a mess because I ve been cleaning.[/ex] His papers were in a terrible mess.[/ex] 2) [singular] a difficult… …
38mess — noun 1) please clear up the mess Syn: untidiness, disorder, disarray, clutter, shambles, jumble, muddle, chaos 2) don t step in the dog mess Syn: excrement, muck, feces, excreta …
39mess up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spoil, ruin, foul up, damage; see botch , destroy 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mishandle …
40make a hash of — verb to do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing. I generally make a hash of talking to boys I like, its so frustrating. Syn: mess up, muck up, stuff up, screw up …
