mess up
informal 1 (v + adv) damage TRANSITIVEpraiseach a dhéanamh de cocstí a dhéanamh de they messed up the whole system rinne siad praiseach den chóras ar fad, loit siad an córas ar fad 2 (v + adv) make mistake, perform badlyShow full entry
3 (v + adv) affect negatively TRANSITIVEcuir as do it really messed her up chuir sé as go mór dithe pills messed up my health chuir na piollaí as do mo shláinteit could mess up their lives d'fhéadfadh sé an-dochar a dhéanamh dá saol 4 (v + adv) make untidy TRANSITIVEcuir trí chéile cuir bunoscionn the room got messed up a bit fágadh an seomra ábhairín bunoscionnit messed up my results chuir sé mo chuid torthaí trí chéile 5 (v + adv) dirty TRANSITIVEsalaigh verb don't mess up your new suit ná salaigh do chulaith nua → see mess