mess up

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The meaning (definition) of the word mess up
make a tidy place untidy
The word mess up used in a sentence
“Do not mess up my neat row of toy cars.”
How the word mess up is said around the world
| French | mettre le bazar (METR luh bah-ZAR) |
| Spanish | desordenar (deh-sohr-deh-NAHR) |
| Mandarin | 弄乱 (nohng lwahn) |
| Hindi | बिखेरना (bi-KHAYR-nah) |
| Arabic | يُبَعْثِرُ (yuu-BAH-thih-ruu) |
| Russian | устроить беспорядок (oo-STROH-eet bees-pa-RYA-dak) |
| Portuguese (EU) | desarrumar (duh-zuh-hoo-MAR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bagunçar (bah-goon-SAHR) |
| Japanese | ちらかす (chee-rah-KAH-soo) |
| German | durcheinanderbringen (duurkh-eye-NAHN-der-bring-en) |
| Urdu | بکھیرنا (bi-KHAYR-na) |
| Punjabi | ਖਿਲਾਰਨਾ (khi-LAAR-nah) |
| Korean | 어지럽히다 (UH-jee-ruhp-hee-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְבַלְגֵּן (leh-vahl-GEN) |
| Greek | κάνω άνω κάτω (KAH-noh AH-noh KAH-toh) |
| Dutch | rommelig maken (ROM-uh-likh MAH-kun) |
| Tagalog | guluhin (goo-LOO-heen) |
| Vietnamese | làm bừa bộn (lahm buh BOHN) |
| Turkish | dağıtmak (dah-UHT-mahk) |
| Persian | به هم ریختن (beh ham REEKH-tan) |
| Polish | zrobić bałagan (ZROH-beech bah-WAH-gahn) |
| Ukrainian | зробити безлад (zro-BY-ty BEZ-lad) |
| Bengali | এলোমেলো করা (AY-loh-may-loh KOH-rah) |
| Swedish | stöka till (STUR-kah TIL) |
| Italian | mettere in disordine (MEHT-teh-reh een dee-ZOHR-dee-neh) |
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