Or to put it the other way round, 'respect the classics, they should not be messed around with, attempts to interpret are out of order'.
For instance, my informants were often displeased by their neighbours who occupied the common area of the flat, or messed it up.
My mental health problems have messed up my social life.
They said they did not follow instructions or apply themselves and that they 'rushed', 'were naughty' and 'messed around' in music lessons.
He was not to be messed with.
Gavin messed up several times, on each occasion backtracking to the beginning of a line that was meant to correspond with the start of a musical measure.
But she messed the agreement up when she allowed it to become embroiled with the budget negotiation.
We had the advance corporation tax arrangements, which messed up the state earnings-related pension scheme situation and are relevant to the subsequent stakeholder pension reforms.
