hell of a mess

A really bad situation. Michael's lying got him into one hell of a mess at work. He'll probably get fired.

n. a terrible mess. (see also mell of a hess. Use caution with hell.) This is really a hell of a mess you’ve gotten us into.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valero	bah-LE-ro	Spanish
Tena	TE-nah	Croatian
MÁRjÁ	-	Sami
Haim	-	Hebrew
Osborne	['ɔzbən]
Arn&Thorn;ÓR	-	Icelandic