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mess with something
interfere with
If something messes with another thing, it interferes with it and causes problems.
Hear it in real life
Why are you avoiding coffee after lunch?
It messes with my sleep if I drink it too late.
Looking at my phone in bed really messes with my sleep.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Coffee late at night messes ‸ my sleep.
Say: Coffee late at night messes with my sleep.
This meaning requires the preposition “with” before the thing affected.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
mess with something; messes with something; don't mess with something
Your turn: say it out loud
Looking at my phone in bed really messes with my sleep.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
mess with something
interfere with
“Looking at my phone in bed really messes with my sleep.”
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