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Phrasal Verb: Mess up

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Mess up - Spoil or ruin
Example:
They MESSED UP the discussions and the contract fell through.
Notes:
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- International English
Mess up - Make something untidy or dirty
Example:
They MESSED UP the room and left stuff all over the place.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Mess up - Cause mental, physical or emotional problems
Example:
He took a lot of LSD and it really MESSED him UP.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 7 phrasal verbs with 'MESS'

- Mess about
- Mess about with
- Mess around
- Mess around with
- Mess over
- Mess up
- Mess with

 
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