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make a mess of

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make a mess of something

1. to spoil something or do it very badly. Our bank seems to have made a mess of our loan documents.

2. to cause a lot of damage to a place. Violent storms are making a mess of the Midwest.

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make a mess of
make a mockery of
make a monkey of
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a move
make a move on
make a name for
make a noise about

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