[Grammar] Phrasal Verbs – "Do not mess up WITH me".

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chrispi

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Could I say "Do not mess up WITH me"? Or would “up” out of place?
 
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Re: Phrasal Verbs

"Do not mess with me" is complete and perfect. Mess up and mess with are both phrasal verbs but they have very different meanings.
 
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Welcome to the forum, chrispi.:)

Could I say "Do not mess up with me"? Or would “up” be out of place?
Please note that I have improved your thread title.

Extract from the Posting Guidelines:

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 
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