Mess with and Pore over

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Mess with verb - To handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously.

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Pore over and mess with are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pore over" instead a verb "Mess with".

Pore over verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

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Mess with and pore over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mess with" instead a verb "Pore over".

Troll: John wrote "I Am the Walrus", thrown together from abandoned song ideas and Lewis Carroll scenes, specifically to mess with people who would pore over his lyrics for hidden meanings.

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