mess with
Example Sentences
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He called the operations in Ecuador a “giant mess with no exit strategy.”
From Salon
I mess with the zipper on the throw pillow I’m leaning against.
From Literature
It now falls to new-look Spurs powerbrokers to somehow survive the current mess, with CEO Vinai Venkatesham - who was previously at Arsenal - and sporting director Johan Lange under scrutiny, along with the Lewis family, who are over-seeing affairs.
From BBC
“When we go public on something, we have to go really hard,” Chadwick said in an interview, adding that it is necessary “so people know not to mess with you.”
You didn’t mess with Mrs. Smith.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
