phrasal verb

Mess with

Rank #1323Letter MInseparable

2Sections

Become involved in something damaging or dangerous

Meanings

  • Become involved in something damaging or dangerous (inseparable, International English)
  • Annoy, bother (inseparable, International English)
  • negative) (inseparable, International English)
  • improve, usually unsuccessfully (inseparable, International English)

Examples

  • We need to MESS WITH before someone notices.
  • Management's decided to MESS WITH apparently.
  • I suppose MESS WITH is the least terrible option.

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