Collocation
make a mess
to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder
Definition
'make a mess' is a common English collocation. to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder
make + a mess
“Please take off your shoes so you do not make a mess on the clean floor.”
Examples
- The puppy made a mess when it knocked over the water bowl.
- If you paint without covering the table, you will make a mess.
- I always make a mess when I try to crack eggs with one hand.
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- They made a mess of the living room during the party, so we cleaned up right away.
- Try not to make a mess while you are setting up the printer ink.
- He made a mess in the workshop by leaving sawdust everywhere.
- The toddler will make a mess if you give her spaghetti without a bib.
- We made a mess trying to carry all the groceries in one trip and dropped a bag of oranges.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- buy a ticket to pay for and obtain a ticket that allows you to enter or travel