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in a mess

adjective as in haywire

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adjective as in over a barrel

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Andrew Kellaway streaked clear to score after the ball went to ground in a mess of an England midfield move.

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Which is code for the country’s in a mess and they think it’s going to cost a lot to fix it.

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At times throughout the summer, the team seemed to be in a mess, but they never fell out of first place, and everyone figured it out.

Labour has an enormous majority, a political opposition that is in a mess, and time on its side.

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On Sunday, Kemi Badenoch got herself in a mess about maternity pay.

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