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in a mess

in a mess /in ə mes/ 乱糟糟;零乱，肮脏，陷于窘境;凌乱无序

Your room is in a mess, please tidy it up.

你的房间那么乱，收拾一下吧。

a mess 只是一个名词,在使用时一般要加 be 动词.

in a mess 是个介词短语

I've made such a mess of my life.

我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。

no messing

(informal) 毫不费力;不费吹灰之力;轻而易举

used to say that sth has been done easily

We finished in time, no messing.

我们不费吹灰之力，就按时完成了。