- mess something up
- mess something up†to make something disorderly; to create disorder in something; to throw someone's plans awry. •
You really messed this place up!
•Who messed up my bed?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
You really messed this place up!
•Who messed up my bed?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
mess (something) up — 1. to break, damage, or spoil something. She worries that X rays could mess up her laptop s hard drive. I messed up my ankle playing touch football. Most of kids at the party were well behaved, but there s always a few who mess things up. 2. to… … New idioms dictionary
mess something up — informal handle something ineptly. → mess … English new terms dictionary
mess something up — 1 he messed up my kitchen: DIRTY; clutter up, disarrange, jumble, dishevel, rumple; N. Amer. informal muss up; poetic/literary befoul. 2 … Useful english dictionary
mess something up — Syn: dirty, clutter up, jumble, dishevel, rumple; N.Amer.; informal muss up … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
mess — 1 noun 1 DIRTY/UNTIDY (singular, uncountable) a situation in which a place looks very untidy or dirty, with things spread all around: Clean up this mess! | The house was an awful mess after the party. | make a mess: You can make cookies if you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mess up — verb 1. make a mess of, destroy or ruin (Freq. 1) I botched the dinner and we had to eat out the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement • Syn: ↑botch, ↑bodge, ↑bumble, ↑fumble, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mess — noun 1》 a dirty or untidy state or condition. ↘euphemistic a domestic animal s excrement. 2》 a confused and problematic situation. ↘a person whose life is confused and full of problems. 3》 a place in which members of the armed forces take … English new terms dictionary
mess up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you mess something up or if you mess up, you cause something to fail or be spoiled. [INFORMAL] [V n P] When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price... [V P n (not pron)] He had messed up one career... [V … English dictionary
mess — noun 1) please clear up the mess Syn: untidiness, disorder, disarray, clutter, muddle, chaos; informal shambles; Brit.; informal tip 2) I ve got to get out of this mess Syn: plight … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
mess with (something) — 1. to take apart or fix something complicated esp. in order to learn more about how it works. I enjoy messing with computers the way some folks get pleasure from rebuilding old cars. 2. to change something in a way that is likely to cause harm.… … New idioms dictionary
mess up — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To cause trouble; to spoil something. * /What did you have to mess up my accounts for?/ 2. To cause someone emotional trauma. * /Sue will never get married; she got messed up when she was a teenager./ 3. To beat… … Dictionary of American idioms