mess with
Example Sentences
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"Now, we think we know why. Caspase-8 leads to T cell death. The only pathogens that can live in CD8+ T cells have developed ways to mess with Caspase-8 function. Prior to our study, we had no idea that Caspase-8 was so important for protecting the brain from Toxoplasma."
From Science Daily
They are infamous trash talkers, unbothered by the rules, as long as they can mess with their opponents’ heads.
Could Freddy and Teddy have done it to mess with him again?
From Literature
“You shouldn’t mess with them, but they aren’t usually a threat.”
From Literature
The conditions were near farcical, the ball frequently squirming through fingers and set-pieces a mess, with Scotland making the lion's share of blunders.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
