make a mess of

make a mess (out) of (something)

To handle something in a way that causes it to be disordered, damaged, or ruined. I had these books all in order but the kids rifled through them and made a mess of the whole thing. I'm afraid the accounting department made a mess out of these numbers. We'll need to re-tally the entire ledger.

make a mess of something

Fig. to mess something up; to ruin something. Give it a try, but don't make a mess of it. Jerry made a mess of the kitchen.

make a ˈmess/ˈhash of something/of doing something

(informal) do something very badly: We tried making some wine, but we made a mess of it (= it did not taste good). I made a complete hash of the whole exam.

See also: hash, make, mess, of, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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make a mess (out) of (something)
make a mess/hash of something/of doing something
this is why we can't have nice things
rifle through
rifle through (something)
end of the ball game
the end of the ball game
(something) is the last straw
(something) is the straw that broke the camel's back
that's all for

词组	make a mess of
释义	make a mess of make a mess (out) of (something) To handle something in a way that causes it to be disordered, damaged, or ruined. I had these books all in order but the kids rifled through them and made a mess of the whole thing. I'm afraid the accounting department made a mess out of these numbers. We'll need to re-tally the entire ledger. See also: make, mess, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make a mess of something Fig. to mess something up; to ruin something. Give it a try, but don't make a mess of it. Jerry made a mess of the kitchen. See also: make, mess, of McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. make a ˈmess/ˈhash of something/of doing something (informal) do something very badly: We tried making some wine, but we made a mess of it (= it did not taste good). I made a complete hash of the whole exam. See also: hash, make, mess, of, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make a mess (out) of (something) make a mess/hash of something/of doing something this is why we can't have nice things rifle through rifle through (something) end of the ball game the end of the ball game (something) is the last straw (something) is the straw that broke the camel's back that's all for
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