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in a mess

in a mess prepositional phrase: in a pickle, in a fix, in the soup.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, informal) In a pickle, in a fix, in the soup.

Questions about in a mess

What does in a mess mean?
In a mess means in a pickle, in a fix, in the soup.
What part of speech is in a mess?
In a mess is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a mess in the dictionary

  1. in a little while
  2. in a major key
  3. in a manner
  4. in a manner of speaking
  5. in a measure
  6. in a mess
  7. in a minor key
  8. in a minute
  9. in a New York second
  10. in a nutshell
  11. in a one-er

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