A voice in his head said, This is another fine mess you've got us into!

She had made a fine mess of everything, now how to put it right?

And a fine mess it might turn out to be.

The management could never admit this, so has got itself into another fine mess.

A fine mess, all because they wanted to be stubborn.

And my goodness they have certainly got into a fine mess this time.

I'm sure somewhere down the line one of them will manage to get us into another fine mess.

"You two certainly made a fine mess out of this assignment."

"Yes, and a fine mess you made of things, I must say."

The bedrooms were in a fine mess when the children had finished!