Phrasal Verb: Mess with

Phrasal Verb: Mess with


Meaning: Become involved in something damaging or dangerous

Example: He's been MESSING WITH cocaine.

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Phrasal Verb: Mess with


Meaning: Annoy, bother

Example: Don't MESS WITH me or there will be trouble.

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Phrasal Verb: Mess with


Meaning: Associate (negative)

Example: He's been MESSING WITH some dangerous people.

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Phrasal Verb: Mess with


Meaning: Try to repair of improve, usually unsuccessfully

Example: She's been MESSING WITH it for hours and it still doesn't work.

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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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