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    mess

    US /mɛs/

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    UK /mes/

    A2
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
    Your hair is a greasy mess, go wash it!
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make something untidy or dirty
    The wind is going to mess her hair
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A difficult or confused situation.
    The company is in a mess after the scandal.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A quantity of food, especially a soft or semi-liquid one.
    He made a mess of the recipe.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A place where members of a military unit, college, or other group eat meals together.
    Soldiers eat in the mess.

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    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • It got us into the mess we were in in 2008 and '09.

      It got us into the mess we were in in 2008 and '09.

    • When we have $20 trillion in debt and our country's a mess, you know, it's one thing to have $20 trillion in debt and our roads are good and our bridges are good and everything's in great shape, our airports our airports are like from a third-world country.

      When we have $20 trillion in debt and our country's a mess, you know, it's one thing to have $20 trillion in debt and our roads are good and our bridges are good and everything's in great shape, our airports our airports are like from a third-world country.

    B1

    Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS ( cover by J.Fla )

    02:19Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS  ( cover by J.Fla )
    • Don't mess it up, talking that, uh

      Don't mess it up, talking that, uh

    • Yeah, don't mess it up, talking that, uh.

      Yeah, don't mess it up, talking that, uh.

    A2

    Ed Sheeran - Perfect ( cover by J.Fla )

    03:22Ed Sheeran - Perfect ( cover by J.Fla )
    • When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath, "You heard it, darling, you look perfect tonight." Well, I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know.

      When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath, "You heard it, darling, you look perfect tonight." Well, I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know.

    • When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath

      When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath

    A2

    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • mess now left by Carillion. Thousands of staff face unemployment, and small and medium-sized

      mess now left by Carillion. Thousands of staff face unemployment, and small and medium-sized

    • The Government must take responsibility for its role in the mess now left by Carillion.

      The Government must take responsibility for its role in the mess now left by Carillion.

    B1

    3 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You

    10:543 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You
    • Did that mess you up?

      Did that mess you up?

    B1

    Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! - S01E01

    05:39Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! -  S01E01
    • now talking about a person, "to be a mess" means to be

      now talking about a person, "to be a mess" means to be

    • The first word we're going to see today is to be a mess.

      The first word we're going to see today is to be a mess.

    A2

    7 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES

    17:267 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES
    • Like, even in English! If you guys could see this video without jump cuts it would sound like a mess!

      Like, even in English! If you guys could see this video without jump cuts it would sound like a mess!

    • A very big mess. See I just did it there.

      A very big mess. See I just did it there.

    A2

    6 Signs Someone Wants To Be Your Lover, Not Just Friends

    04:326 Signs Someone Wants To Be Your Lover, Not Just Friends
    • They probably feel like they need to be perfect around you and they're scared to mess it up.

      They probably feel like they need to be perfect around you and they're scared to mess it up.

    • and they're scared to mess it up.

      and they're scared to mess it up.

    A2

    It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    07:10It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
    • - Uh oh. You did it again. - Gee, what a mess.

      - Uh oh. You did it again. - Gee, what a mess.

    • - Gee, what a mess.

      - Gee, what a mess.

    B1

    How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons

    06:42How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons
    • This center is responsible for contacting all of the local law enforcement departments along the route to give them a sort of… vague message about a "special mission" that they're not allowed to know about and definitely shouldn't mess with.

      This center is responsible for contacting all of the local law enforcement departments along the route to give them a sort of… vague message about a "special mission" that they're not allowed to know about and definitely shouldn't mess with.

    • And all of these elements and procedures need to come together flawlessly in order to get the cargo from point A to point B, so it's a good thing  that our nuclear warheads are in the hands of an agency that truly does not mess around.

      And all of these elements and procedures need to come together flawlessly in order to get the cargo from point A to point B, so it's a good thing  that our nuclear warheads are in the hands of an agency that truly does not mess around.

    B1