mess with
1mess with — (someone) to annoy, worry, or cause problems for someone. I m tired of people messing with me and not telling me the truth. Usage notes: often used with not: You don t want to mess with this guy. Related vocabulary: fool with someone …
2mess with — phrasal verb mess with or mess around with [transitive] Word forms mess with : present tense I/you/we/they mess with he/she/it messes with present participle messing with past tense messed with past participle messed with informal 1) mess with… …
3mess with — PHRASAL VERB If you tell someone not to mess with a person or thing, you are warning them not to get involved with that person or thing. [V P n] You are messing with people s religion and they don t like that... [V P n] Do you know who you re… …
4mess with — challenge, fight with, mix it up with We learned not to mess with the Mafia. Their revenge is deadly …
5mess with — verb a) to interfere Dont mess with the controls. I just got everything adjusted correctly. b) to diss; to put down. Hey! Quit messing with my brother …
6mess 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.… …
7mess with somebody — ˈmess with sb/sth derived (usually used in negative sentences) to get involved with sb/sth that may be harmful • I wouldn t mess with him if I were you. • Don t mess with fireworks. Main entry: ↑messderived …
8mess with something — ˈmess with sb/sth derived (usually used in negative sentences) to get involved with sb/sth that may be harmful • I wouldn t mess with him if I were you. • Don t mess with fireworks. Main entry: ↑messderived …
9mess with someone — mess with (someone) to annoy, worry, or cause problems for someone. I m tired of people messing with me and not telling me the truth. Usage notes: often used with not: You don t want to mess with this guy. Related vocabulary: fool with someone …
10mess with a bull, you get the horns — If you do something stupid or dangerous, you can get hurt …
