Definition & Meaning of "[make] a mess"

to make a mess

to create disorder or untidiness in a particular area or environment

Example

If he wants to make a mess in his own room, it's no skin off my back.

Renovating the living room involved moving furniture and temporarily making a mess.

Cooking a new recipe often results in making a mess in the kitchen.

Residents secured their garbage bins to prevent raccoons from making a mess in their neighborhood.

Rushing to finish the project made a mess of their workstations with papers and materials strewn about.

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