Sentence examples for mess up from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "mess up" is a perfectly acceptable phrase to use in written English.
It is an informal way to say that something was done wrong or that something is disorganized. For example: "I messed up my presentation and now I'm scrambling to fix it."

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mess up

verb

To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

The afternoon breeze messed up my hair.

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Sometimes I mess up.

The New York Times

Mess up again.

The New York Times

Don't mess up".

The New York Times

Go mess up another country".

The New York Times

We'll mess up the syncopation.

The New York Times - Arts

"And don't mess up, Charles".

The New York Times - Style

They mess up your life".

The New York Times

England couldn't mess up this one.

The New York Times

Or did Goldman actually mess up?

The New York Times

"And you can't mess up.

Los Angeles Times

I mess up sometimes.

Huffington Post

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