to be the cause of someone’s physical, emotional, or mental problems
to damage or spoil something
to make a mistake, or to do something badly
to make something dirty or untidy
Drugs really messed her up.
I’m not going to let him mess up my life.
She says she completely messed up the interview.
The virus messed up my body so badly that they told me I was going to die.
The wind had messed his hair up.
They had managed to mess up the whole office.
You messed up. Don’t let it happen again.
messes up
messing up
messed up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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