whole mess

collocation in English

meaningsofwholeandmess

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whole
adjective
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
complete or ...
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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 ofwholeandmessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhole mess

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Thewholemessmust be sorted out.
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Is it not time that thiswholemesswas cleared up by an inquiry?
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Otherwise, thewholemesswill collapse like a pack of cards.
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I have one simple suggestion that may resolve thewholemess.
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I should not like to sleep on awholemessdeck of my own.
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Another part of the problem in connection with owner-occupation currently is thewholemessof subsidy.
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The deficit on our invisible trade grew, unemployment grew and thewholemessgrew worse until it collapsed in the winter of discontent.
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I hope that one outcome of the presentwholemesswill be an end to hostage taking, which is a scar on humanity.
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He s going to impress awholemessof people on this tour.
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Nowhere is this lack of effective planning policy and machinery in action to be seen better than in thewholemessinto which we have got with the motorways.
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The protagonist notices this and follows them back to his own apartment and sees them discover his connection to thewholemess.
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