mess with someone/something



mess with someone/something

and monkey with someone/something
in. to bother or interfere with someone or something. Don’t mess with me unless you want trouble. Don’t monkey with the TV. It’s out of kilter.
See also: mess

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CÓEmgeinKEE-veen, KWEE-vinIrish
Gavin[gævin]
Celestinothe-le-STEE-no (Spanish), se-le-STEE-no (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-no (Italian)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Aina (1)IE-nah (Finnish, Swedish) Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Luca (1)LOO-kah (Italian)Italian, Romanian, German
KuwatKOO-wahtIndonesian, Javanese