mess / fix / scrape

nounfemininecoloquial/ẽbɾuˈʎaðɐ/low

em·bru·lha·da

Definition

A confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation; a muddle, a fix.

His lies got him into a real fix.

We need to find a way out of this mess.

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Common collocations

a real messto get into a messto get out of a mess

Derivado do verbo 'embrulhar' (do espanhol 'embrollar' ou do italiano 'imbrogliare').