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make a mess of or create disorder in
He messed up his room -
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out -
disturb the smoothness of
ruffle the surface of the water
How To Use mess up In A Sentence
- He got another chance and didn't want to mess up again.
- It is true that the code is 'denser' - that is, more functionality in less typed space - and consequently a user might spend more time working on fewer lines of code, but we are betting that the number of failure modalities is smaller (fewer ways to mess up); and there's less code 'real estate' to observe and comprehend. MSDN Blogs
- Imagine you completely mess up her measurements and overestimate her bust or waist?
- He was, without a doubt, the devil's evil spawn, sent down to earth to mess up the lives of innocent and simple girls.
- He got another chance and didn't want to mess up again.
- Those things are for frillies and they mess up my hair. Parroting: Continual Conversations with the Road
- After all, aren't there innumerable warnings out there about how easy it is to mess up your computer by fussing with the registry?
- Make sure you clean that mess up afterwards if you're going to cook those lentils there.
- Drugs that affect food absorption While foods can mess up the action of some medications, certain drugs can interfere with the absorption of some nutrients. Times, Sunday Times
- It's too easy to mess up your charmeuse shirtfront eating beets and goat-cheese crostini, but the grilled lobster tail is terrific, tender with a faint perfume of garlic.
