fine mess

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

used ironically to describe a difficult or problematic situation that someone has caused

messADJECTIVE + mess

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fine

Examples (10)

  • Well, you've gotten us into a fine mess this time, haven't you?
  • After all that planning, we're in a truly fine mess now.
  • He's managed to create a fine mess of the entire project.
  • What a fine mess we've made of this simple task.
  • Leave it to them to get us into such a fine mess.
  • This whole situation is a fine mess, and I don't see a way out.
  • She inherited a fine mess from her predecessor.
  • Thanks to your brilliant idea, we're in a fine mess now.
  • The report revealed a fine mess of financial irregularities.
  • They've certainly made a fine mess of the negotiations.