mess with

1. Interfere or associate with; also, annoy, bother. For example, Our group won't mess with those street musicians, or I told him not to mess with me or there would be trouble. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

Example Sentences

I think there are other reasons to mess with things just to mess with things, but what would happen if you were able to take that vote?

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“So they feel ‘You’re going to come mess with me, I have the right to shoot you.’”

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A former NBA player, Jones was an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018 and decided to mess with guard J.R.

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The good news is that the administration doesn’t want to mess with seniors, especially in the run-up to the crucial midterms.

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"And it does mess with you," he says.

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