make a mess
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Collisions are rare—the European Space Agency counts four of them involving cataloged objects in space—but they can make a mess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"I tried to make a mess of a pretty basic chip there on 18," Scheffler said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
You can make a mess and you can leave it and come back to it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
Kittell said the storm could make a mess of the Monday morning commute, including freeway flooding and major delays across L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
“I think if I stood on one of those chairs,” he continued, “it’d break beneath me. And I wouldn't want to make a mess on my first day.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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