look a mess
Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words
to appear very untidy or disorganized
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Examples (10)
- After staying up all night, she really looked a mess.
- The room looked a mess after the party.
- If you don't clean up, your desk will look a mess by tomorrow.
- He always looks a mess when he just wakes up.
- The artist's studio often looks a creative mess.
- You can't go to the interview looking a mess like that.
- The project's budget spreadsheet began to look a complete mess.
- I need to shower; I look an absolute mess.
- Despite her efforts, her hair still looked a bit of a mess in the wind.
- The children made sure their play area looked a joyful mess.