单词 | mess-up |
释义 | mess-up[ mes-uhp ] / ˈmɛsˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mess-up ON THESAURUS.COM nouna blunder; state of confusion; mix-up. Origin of mess-upFirst recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase mess up Words nearby mess-upmessman, messmate, messroom, Messrs., messuage, mess-up, mess with, messy, mestee, mester, mestiza Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with mess-upmess up Create disorder in; muddle or ruin. For example, On rainy days the children really mess up the house, or He had a way of messing up his own business. [c. 1900] Make a mistake, especially from nervousness or confusion, as in He messed up and took the wrong dossier to the meeting, or Jill swore she would never mess up again. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Beat up, manhandle, as in Joe got messed up in a barroom brawl. [Slang; early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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