stuff up

Mist bauen, patzen

Bei einer Tätigkeit einen schweren Fehler machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a serious mistake while doing something.

• I stuffed up again.
• The goalkeeper stuffed up, and we lost the match.
• Did you stuff up when you added the numbers?

Synonyme: mess up, blunder

Häufige Wendungen: really stuff up, stuff up badly

vermasseln, ruinieren

Etwas beschädigen, eine Situation verderben oder bewirken, dass sich jemand körperlich schlecht fühlt.

In einfachem Englisch: To damage something, spoil a situation, or make someone feel unwell.

• Don't stuff up my plans.
• The wrong settings stuffed up the computer.
• Too much drink will stuff you up before tomorrow's trip.

So benutzt man es: stuff something/someone up (The delay stuffed our plans up.)

Synonyme: mess up, ruin, spoil

Gegenteile: fix

Häufige Wendungen: stuff up something, stuff up someone's plans

verstopfen

Die Nase verstopfen, sodass man schwer durch sie atmen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To block the inside of your nose so that breathing through it becomes difficult.

• My nose is stuffed up.
• Pollen stuffs up her nose every spring.
• Has your cold stuffed up your nose again?

So benutzt man es: be stuffed up (My nose is stuffed up because of my cold.)

Synonyme: block, clog up

Gegenteile: clear, unblock

Häufige Wendungen: stuff up someone's nose, stuff up something