make a mess of
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"I tried to make a mess of a pretty basic chip there on 18," Scheffler said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
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
"We'd planned to keep talking to people and we mustn't fight, argue or make a mess of it this time. We kept saying to each other 'be happy'."
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2023
Using Magic Eraser will make a mess of it trying to clone it out of existence, but Camouflage will do just enough to make it less of a distraction.
From The Verge ● Jul. 23, 2022
Maybe Calvin knows that I don’t want to make a mess of the clean pale paint.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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