phrasal verb

Mess up

Letter MInseparable

Mess up

Spoil or ruin

Meanings

  • Spoil or ruin (separable [optional], International English)
  • Make something untidy or dirty (separable [optional], International English)
  • Cause mental, physical or emotional problems (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • They MESSED UP the discussions and the contract fell through.
  • They MESSED UP the room and left stuff all over the place.
  • He took a lot of LSD and it really MESSED him UP.

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