Q ➤ Mess aroundAns ➤ Meaning-Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship. Explanation-She's not faithful- she's been MESSING ABOUT since they got married.
Q ➤ Mess around withAns ➤ Meaning-Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship. Explanation-He's been MESSING ABOUT WITH a woman he works with.
Q ➤ Mess around withAns ➤ Meaning-Try to improve something, usually making things worse. Explanation-The computer was working fine until they started MESSING ABOUT WITH it.
Q ➤ Mess over Ans ➤ Meaning-Treat someone badly. Explanation-They MESSED her OVER when she applied for the job.
Q ➤ Mess up Ans ➤ Meaning-Spoil or ruin. Explanation-They MESSED UP the discussions and the contract fell through.
Q ➤ Mess up Ans ➤ Meaning-Make something untidy or dirty. Explanation-They MESSED UP the room and left stuff all over the place.
Q ➤ Mess up Ans ➤ Meaning-Cause mental, physical or emotional problems. Explanation-He took a lot of LSD and it really MESSED him UP.
Q ➤ Mess with Ans ➤ Meaning-Become involved in something damaging or dangerous. Explanation-He's been MESSING WITH cocaine.
Q ➤ Mess with Ans ➤ Meaning-Annoy, bother. Explanation-Don't MESS WITH me or there will be trouble.
Q ➤ Mess with Ans ➤ Meaning-Associate (negative). Explanation-He's been MESSING WITH some dangerous people.
Q ➤ Mess with Ans ➤ Meaning-Try to repair or improve, usually unsuccessfully. Explanation-She's been MESSING WITH it for hours and it still doesn't work.
Q ➤ Mete out Ans ➤ Meaning-Give people harsh punishments or treatment. Explanation-They METED OUT savage penalties to anyone who broke the law.
Q ➤ Mill around Ans ➤ Meaning-Walk around without going anywhere. Explanation-There were a lot of people MILLING AROUND waiting for the bus.
Q ➤ Miss out Ans ➤ Meaning-Not do something enjoyable or rewarding. Explanation-It'll be great; you'll be MISSING OUT if you don't come.
Q ➤ Miss out Ans ➤ Meaning-Not include. Explanation-Make sure you don't MISS anyone OUT when you call their names.
Q ➤ Miss out on Ans ➤ Meaning-Lose a chance, fail to achieve. Explanation-Trudy MISSED OUT ON the promotion.
Q ➤ Mix up Ans ➤ Meaning-Confuse. Explanation-I always MIX those two sisters UP because they look so like each other.
Q ➤ Mix up Ans ➤ Meaning-Make something lively. Explanation-The DJ MIXED UP the night with some hard techno.
Q ➤ Mock up Ans ➤ Meaning-Make a model of something to show or test it. Explanation-They MOCKED UP an example to show us what they would look like.
Q ➤ Moggy off Ans ➤ Meaning-Leave ('moggie off' is also used.). Explanation-We MOGGIED OFF early.
Q ➤ Monkey around Ans ➤ Meaning-Not be serious. Explanation-The police officer told the drunks to stop MONKEYING AROUND and go home quietly.
Q ➤ Mooch about Ans ➤ Meaning-Spend time doing little or nothing. Explanation-I MOOCHED ABOUT the whole afternoon because I didn't feel like working.
Q ➤ Mooch around Ans ➤ Meaning-Spend time doing little or nothing. Explanation-I MOOCHED AROUND the house all day.
Q ➤ Mop up Ans ➤ Meaning-Resolve a problem. Explanation-He was left to MOP UP the mess after they resigned.
Q ➤ Mop up Ans ➤ Meaning-Kill or capture the last few enemy soldiers after a victory. Explanation-After the battle, it took them a couple of weeks to MOP UP the remaining rebels.
Q ➤ Mop up Ans ➤ Meaning-Eat a sauce with bread to finish it. Explanation-The sauce was so delicious that I ordered some bread to MOP it UP.
Q ➤ Mop up Ans ➤ Meaning-Remove a liquid that has been spilt. Explanation-I used a cloth to MOP UP the coffee I had knocked over.
Q ➤ Mope about Ans ➤ Meaning-Move around being miserable. Explanation-She didn't get the job and has been MOPING ABOUT all afternoon.
Q ➤ Mope around Ans ➤ Meaning-Move around being miserable. Explanation-He's been MOPING AROUND since his girlfriend left him.
Q ➤ Mount up Ans ➤ Meaning-Increase over time. Explanation-My debts MOUNTED UP while I was at university.
Q ➤ Mouth off Ans ➤ Meaning-Speak angrily about something. Explanation-I always get angry and start MOUTHING OFF when the news is on TV.
Q ➤ Move ahead Ans ➤ Meaning-Make progress, often after a pause or delay. Explanation-The construction can MOVE AHEAD now that permisson has been granted.
Q ➤ Move along Ans ➤ Meaning-Tell someone to move from a place. Explanation-The police told the people watching to MOVE ALONG.
Q ➤ Move along Ans ➤ Meaning-Develop or progress in a reasonable or satisfactory manner. Explanation-The project's MOVING ALONG and everything should be ready on time.
Q ➤ Move away Ans ➤ Meaning-Leave the area where you have been living. Explanation-I MOVED AWAY when the factory shut down.
Q ➤ Move away fromAns ➤ Meaning-Stop doing or using something to change to something different. Explanation-They're MOVING AWAY FROM Windows and are using Linux.
Q ➤ Move down Ans ➤ Meaning-Move a student to a lower level. Explanation-He was finding the course too difficult so they MOVED him DOWN.
Q ➤ Move in Ans ➤ Meaning-Start living in a place. Explanation-The house was empty for ages, but some new tenants MOVED IN a few weeks ago.
Q ➤ Move in on Ans ➤ Meaning-Approach, often stealthily. Explanation-As he watched, the hyenas began to MOVE IN ON the hapless wildebeest.
Q ➤ Move into Ans ➤ Meaning-Start living in a place. Explanation-They MOVED INTO the house as soon as it was ready.
Q ➤ Move on Ans ➤ Meaning-Change the subject or your job. She MOVED ON to another company where the salary was considerably better.
Q ➤ Move on Ans ➤ Meaning-Make people move from a place. Explanation-The police MOVED the crowd ON because they were holding up the traffic.
Q ➤ Move out Ans ➤ Meaning-Leave a place you live or work in. Explanation- She's tired of living there and is MOVING OUT.
Q ➤ Move out Ans ➤ Meaning-Remove. Explanation-The president said they would MOVE the troops OUT next year.
Q ➤ Move out Ans ➤ Meaning-Change lane or position to pass a vehicle. Explanation- I MOVED OUT to overtake the bus.
Q ➤ Move towards Ans ➤ Meaning-Make preparations for something. Explanation-The government are MOVING TOWARDS free elections.
Q ➤ Move up Ans ➤ Meaning-Move to make space. Explanation-Could you MOVE UP and let me sit down?
Q ➤ Move up Ans ➤ Meaning-Move to a higher level. Explanation-They MOVED her UP to senior management.
Q ➤ Muddle along Ans ➤ Meaning-Continue without a clear aim or plan. Explanation-If you're ambitious, you cannot MUDDLE ALONG.
Q ➤ Muddle throughAns ➤ Meaning-Do or achieve something without knowing what is required or having a plan. Explanation-We didn't know what to expect and just MUDDLED THROUGH.
Q ➤ Muddle up Ans ➤ Meaning-Take things that are ordered or sequenced and mess them up. Explanation-My cleaner MUDDLED UP my books and I can't find anything.
Q ➤ Muddle up Ans ➤ Meaning-Mistake a person or thing for someone or something else because they look similar. Explanation-I MUDDLE her and her sister UP.
Q ➤ Mug up Ans ➤ Meaning-Study quickly, revise. Explanation-I have to MUG UP before the exam.
Q ➤ Mug up on Ans ➤ Meaning-Study something quickly, revise. Explanation-I need to MUG UP ON my history for the test.
Q ➤ Mull over Ans ➤ Meaning-Think about an issue or problem. Explanation-She said that she'd had to MULL IT OVER before deciding what was
Q ➤ Muscle in Ans ➤ Meaning-Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted. Explanation-We tried to exclude him of the committee, but he MUSCLED IN.
Q ➤ Muscle in onAns ➤ Meaning-Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement. Explanation-She MUSCLED IN ON the deal even though we wanted to do it without her.
Q ➤ Muscle into Ans ➤ Meaning-Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement. Explanation-They are MUSCLING INTO our market and there is very little we can do to stop them.
Q ➤ Muscle outAns ➤ Meaning- Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out. Explanation-They used their contacts in local government to MUSCLE the competitors OUT.
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