noun (esp. BrE )
ADJECTIVE
▪ awful
▪ embarrassing
▪ bureaucratic , financial
VERB + MUDDLE
▪ get (sb) in , get (sb) into
▪
I got into an awful ~ with my tax forms.
▪ make
▪
The judge made a ~ of the case.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
The house was in an awful ~ by the time the children left.
▪ ~ about , ~ over , ~ with
▪
There was a bureaucratic ~ over his appointment.