n.
1.a state of confusion and disorderliness
2.informal terms for a difficult situation
3.soft semiliquid food
4.a meal eaten by service personnel
5.a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
6.(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent mess v.
1.eat in a mess hall
2.make a mess of or create disorder in
Idiom of the Day
on the make
trying to get some advantage from other people
"Be careful of that man. He is on the make and will try to cheat you."