terrible mess

Frequency: 8.021.0 per million words

a very severe or serious state of disorder or difficulty

messADJECTIVE + mess

Categories:

terrible

Examples (10)

  • She felt she was making a terrible mess of her life.
  • The room was in a terrible mess after the party.
  • The economy is in a terrible mess right now.
  • He made a terrible mess of the project, and we had to start over.
  • We found ourselves in a terrible mess when the car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
  • The political situation is a terrible mess, with no clear leadership.
  • Don't leave your desk in such a terrible mess.
  • Her financial affairs were in a terrible mess after the divorce.
  • If you don't follow the instructions, you'll end up in a terrible mess.
  • The children created a terrible mess with their art supplies.