- make a mess of a something
- проваливать дело
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make a mess of a something
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make a mess of doing something — make a mess of (doing) something phrase to make a lot of mistakes when you are doing or dealing with something Tom felt he had made a mess of his life. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: mess … Useful english dictionary
make a mess of (something) — 1. to spoil something or do it very badly. Our bank seems to have made a mess of our loan documents. 2. to cause a lot of damage to a place. Violent storms are making a mess of the Midwest … New idioms dictionary
make a mess of — MISMANAGE, mishandle, bungle, fluff, spoil, ruin, wreck; informal mess up, botch, make a hash of, muck up, foul up; Brit. informal make a pig s ear of, make a Horlicks of, cock up. → mess * * * make a mess of : to ruin (something) or to make many … Useful english dictionary
make a mess of something — to make something look dirty or untidy That wine has made a real mess of the carpet … English dictionary
mess — mess1 S2 [mes] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirty/untidy)¦ 2¦(problems/difficulties)¦ 3 make a mess of (doing) something 4¦(person)¦ 5 a mess of something 6¦(army/navy)¦ 7¦(waste substance)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mes … Dictionary of contemporary English
mess — mess1 [ mes ] noun ** ▸ 1 when someone/something is dirty ▸ 2 when there are problems ▸ 3 someone with problems ▸ 4 solid waste from animal ▸ 5 mess hall ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a situation in which a place is dirty or not neat: Your… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mess — I UK [mes] / US noun Word forms mess : singular mess plural messes ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation in which a place is dirty or untidy Your room is a mess; please pick up your toys. What a mess! she said, looking at the kitchen. make a… … English dictionary
make a mess of something — … Useful english dictionary
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 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
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
