Our bank seems to have made a mess of our loan documents.
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to cause a lot of damage to a place.
Violent storms are making a mess of the Midwest.
make a mess (out) of (something)
To handle something in a way that causes it to be disordered, damaged, or ruined. I had these books all in order but the kids rifled through them and made a mess of the whole thing.I'm afraid the accounting department made a mess out of these numbers. We'll need to re-tally the entire ledger.
make a mess of something
Fig. to mess something up; to ruin something. Give it a try, but don't make a mess of it.Jerry made a mess of the kitchen.
make a ˈmess/ˈhash of something/of doing something
(informal) do something very badly: We tried making some wine, but we made a mess of it (= it did not taste good).I made a complete hash of the whole exam.