absolute mess

collocation in English

meaningsofabsoluteandmess

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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mess
noun
uk
/mes/us
/mes/
Mess or a mess is something or someone that looks dirty ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandmessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabsolute mess

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The place is a hub of activity during the day, and it has made anabsolutemessof the plan.
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It has been anabsolutemessand it needs to be sorted out.
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The area is anabsolutemessand something will have to be done about it.
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Prior to that, we had anabsolutemessinvolving multiple appeals over multiple decisions.
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Very often from both the prosecution and the defence point of view the matter is anabsolutemess.
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It is anabsolutemess.
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Housing associations are in anabsolutemessbecause they cannot work out exactly how to move forward.
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What anabsolutemessthat will be.
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Amsterdam is now anabsolutemess, as anybody who has been there knows.
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Strathclyde has made anabsolutemessof the consultation procedure.
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That is anabsolutemess.
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