understand clearly what is meant I told him three times but I don
mess around
play around, engage in idle activity The children were messing around in the school yard before the class began.
mess up
do a bad job, ruin it, screw up The manager messed up. He spent too much money on advertising.
mess with
challenge, fight with, mix it up with We learned not to mess with the Mafia. Their revenge is deadly.
messed up
depressed, dependent on drugs, not coping with life At that point in his life, he was messed up on drugs and alcohol.
get the message/the word
understand clearly what is meant 理解;完全了解 The teacher talked to the students about being on time,and most of them got the message.老师要学生养成守时的习惯,大部分同学都了解他的意思。 Miss Li hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up,but he didn't get the message.李小姐暗示她的男友要和他分手,但他并没有理解她的意思。
get the message word
understand clearly what is meant 理解;完全了解 The teacher talked to the students about being on time,and most of them got the message.老师要学生养成守时的习惯,大部分同学都了解他的意思。 Miss Li hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up,but he didn't get the message.李小姐暗示她的男友要和他分手,但他并没有理解她的意思。
mess about
1.handle or play with sth.carelessly瞎弄;乱搞 He won't allow anyone to mess about with his new bike.他不许任何人乱摆弄他的新自行车。 Tell the child not to mess around with the fire.叫孩子不要玩火。 2.behave in a foolish, noisy way 吵闹;胡闹 The children were messing about in their mother's room.孩子们在母亲房里乱闹。 Who's messing about there and making such a noise?谁在那儿胡闹,发出这么大的声响? 3.engage in idle or purposeless activity无所事事;鬼混 I wish he'd stop messing about and get down to some serious work.我希望他干点正事不要再鬼混了。 They messed about on the beach most of the summer.夏天的大部分时间他们都在海滨闲混。 4.treat roughly 粗暴地对待 The old man was very angry, because he had never been messed about like that by anybody all his life.老人气极了,因为这辈子从来没有人对他这样粗暴过。
mess about/around
1.handle or play with sth.carelessly瞎弄;乱搞 He won't allow anyone to mess about with his new bike.他不许任何人乱摆弄他的新自行车。 Tell the child not to mess around with the fire.叫孩子不要玩火。 2.behave in a foolish, noisy way 吵闹;胡闹 The children were messing about in their mother's room.孩子们在母亲房里乱闹。 Who's messing about there and making such a noise?谁在那儿胡闹,发出这么大的声响? 3.engage in idle or purposeless activity无所事事;鬼混 I wish he'd stop messing about and get down to some serious work.我希望他干点正事不要再鬼混了。 They messed about on the beach most of the summer.夏天的大部分时间他们都在海滨闲混。 4.treat roughly 粗暴地对待 The old man was very angry, because he had never been messed about like that by anybody all his life.老人气极了,因为这辈子从来没有人对他这样粗暴过。
mess sth up
Idiom(s): mess sth up
Theme: DISORDER
to make something disorderly. • You really messed this place up! • Who messed up my bed?
mess sb up
Idiom(s): mess sb up
Theme: FIGHTING
to rough someone up; to beat someone up. (Slang.) • The robbers threatened to mess Bob up if he didn't cooperate. • John messed up Bill a little, but no real harm was done.
get out of a mess
Idiom(s): get out of a mess
Theme: ESCAPE
to get free of a bad situation. • How can anyone get out of a mess like this? • Please help me get out of this mess!
get into a mess
Idiom(s): get into a mess AND get into a jam
Theme: TROUBLE
to get into difficulty or confusion. (Informal.) • Try to keep from getting into a mess. • "Hello, Mom," said John on the telephone. "I'm at the police station. I got into a jam."
Don't shoot the messenger
This phrase can be used when breaking some bad news to someone and you don't want to be blamed for the news. ('Don't kill the messenger' is also used.)
Mess with a bull, you get the horns
If you do something stupid or dangerous, you can get hurt.
Sell your birthright for a mess of pottage
If a person sells their birthright for a mess of pottage, they accept some trivial financial or other gain, but lose something much more important. 'Sell your soul for a mess of pottage' is an alternative form.
get the word|get|get the message|message|word
v. phr., slang To understand clearly what is meant. The principal talked to the students about being on time, and most of them got the message.Mary hinted to her boyfriend that she wanted to break up, but he didn't gel the message. Compare: THE PICTURE.
mess around|mess
v. phr. 1. To engage in idle or purposeless activity. Come on, you guys, start doing some work, don't just mess around all day! 2. vulgar To be promiscuous; to indulge in sex with little discrimination as to who the partner is. Allen needs straightening out; he's been messing around with the whole female population of his class. Compare: FOOL AROUND.
mess up|mess
v. phr., slang, informal 1. To cause trouble; to spoil something. What did you have to mess up my accounts for? 2. To cause someone emotional trauma. Sue will never get married; she got messed up when she was a teenager. 3. To beat up someone physically. When Joe came in after the fight with the boys, he was all messed up.
An mess idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with mess, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 mess