create a mess

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

to bring a disorganized or problematic situation into existence

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Examples (10)

  • The children managed to create a huge mess in the living room.
  • If you don't follow the instructions, you might create an even bigger mess.
  • His careless actions created a political mess for the entire government.
  • We need to avoid anything that could create a financial mess for the company.
  • Stop playing with your food, you're creating a mess everywhere!
  • It's easy to create a mess, but much harder to clean it up.
  • The new policy threatens to create a bureaucratic mess.
  • She accidentally created a digital mess when she deleted the wrong files.
  • One wrong decision could create a legal mess that lasts for years.
  • Don't create a mess for others to clean up.