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make a mess of
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 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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Aldina (1) | | - | Portuguese |
| Odoacer | | o-do-AY-sər (English) | Ancient Germanic |
| Ptolemais | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Jeana | | JEE-nə | English |
| Divya | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam |
| Olli | | OL-lee | Finnish |