make a mess of — to do something very badly or create disorder
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to do something very badly or create disorder
Pronunciation (IPA): /meɪk ə ˈmes əv/
Example Sentences
- Tom made a mess of cooking dinner and ordered pizza instead.
- She made a mess of her first driving test by forgetting to signal.
- The new intern made a mess of organizing the files - now nothing can be found!
make a mess of
VERB[/meɪk ə ˈmes əv/]
to do something very badly or create disorder
💡 Concept
to do something very badly or create disorder
🎵 Rhyme
Make a mess of dinner under stress, time to confess!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/meɪk ə ˈmes əv/
🇬🇧 UK/meɪk ə ˈmes əv/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
stressblessconfess
stress
bless
confess
🔗Collocations
make a mess of the project
make a mess of one's life
make a mess of the presentation
make a mess of the relationship
make a mess of everything
make a complete mess of
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Tom made a mess of cooking dinner and ordered pizza instead.”
“She made a mess of her first driving test by forgetting to signal.”
😄 Fun example
“The new intern made a mess of organizing the files - now nothing can be found!”
“Don't let him help with the decorations - he'll make a mess of it.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
ruinbotchbunglespoilscrew up
Antonyms
succeedaccomplishperfect
Related
mess upfoul upblow itfail
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