“mess of”

The following 3 entries include the term mess of.

mess of pottage

: something valueless or trivial or of inferior value used especially of something accepted instead of a rightful thing of far greater value

a mess of pottage

noun phrase

: something that has little or no value

make a mess of

idiom

: to ruin (something) or to make many mistakes in doing (something)


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