Can I say "get into a mess of ..."?

Question

For example,

So we can avoid getting into a mess of switching between different contexts.

If we can't say like that, how to express the equivalent meaning?

Answer 1

The only time I've heard

"get into a mess of"

Is in the idiom

"Get into a mess of trouble"

Which is a bit "folksy" (Southern AME) and not appropriate for all contexts.

I would try

We should avoid switching between contexts, which makes our project vastly more complicated.

or if you're using it as an explanation.

So we can avoid the quagmire of context-switching

A quagmire is like a marsh or a bog, and is commonly used as a metaphor for complex situations that are difficult to get out of.

Other options:

We should avoid switching contexts unless we want this project to fall apart.

Context-switching would mess up this project, we should avoid it.

Answer 2

It depends what you mean by "mess".

so we don't get bogged down with different contexts.
so we don't get distracted by different contexts.
so we don't get sidelined by different contexts.