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  1. 02-Feb-2009, 18:55 #1
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    Smile difficult sentence

    hi at every body
    I find this sentence
    i'll clean this mess up
    i don't understand the word mess up
    i find the verb mess

    thank you for help
  2. 02-Feb-2009, 18:56 #2
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    Default Re: difficult sentence

    Quote Originally Posted by adel87 View Post
    hi at every body
    I find this sentence
    i'll clean this mess up
    i don't understand the word mess up
    i find the verb mess

    thank you for help
    It means the same as, 'I'll clean up this mess'.
  3. 03-Feb-2009, 08:32 #3
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    Default Re: difficult sentence

    I'm not a teacher.

    Hi adel87,

    mess up (n) = something badly botched or muddled.

    botch (v) = to ruin through clumsiness
    muddle (v) = to mix confusedly; jumble

    mess-up: Information from Answers.com

    Regards,

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