Complete Definition of "mess up"

English

Verb
en-verb|inf=to mess up|messes up|messing up|messed up

  1. transitive To make a mess of; to untidy or soil.

#:The afternoon breeze messed up my hair.

  1. transitive To introduce an error to or cause a problem with.

#:The change messed something up, and it's not working anymore.

  1. To make a mistake; often construed with on.

#:He has a hard time getting started because he's afraid he'll mess up.

Translations
trans-top|to make a mess of
Finnish: sotkea, sekoittaa
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trans-top|to introduce an error to
Finnish: sählätä, möhliä, tumpeloida
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trans-top|to make a mistake
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Category:English idioms

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