pile on

aggiungere in abbondanza

Aggiungere una grande quantità di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To add a large amount of something.

• She piled on the cheese.
• The manager kept piling on extra work.
• He piled on the pounds during the holidays.

Come si usa: pile something on (He piled the sauce on his pasta.)

Sinonimi: heap on, add

Espressioni comuni: pile on pressure, pile on cheese

accanirsi contro

Unirsi ad altri nel criticare qualcuno, oppure aggiungere critiche quando ne ha già ricevute molte.

In inglese semplice: To join others in criticizing someone, or add more criticism when they have already received plenty.

• Everyone was piling on him.
• She apologized, but the critics kept piling on.
• Why pile on when he already knows he made a mistake?

Come si usa: pile on someone (Commenters piled on the actor after the interview.)

Sinonimi: attack, criticize

Contrari: defend

Espressioni comuni: pile on someone, pile on criticism

gettarsi addosso

Saltare rapidamente su qualcuno o qualcosa, spesso insieme ad altre persone.

In inglese semplice: To jump quickly onto someone or something, often with other people.

• The children piled on their dad.
• His teammates piled on him after the winning goal.
• The dog jumped onto the bed, and the children piled on too.

Sinonimi: jump on

Espressioni comuni: pile on someone, pile on top

infierire nel punteggio

Continuare a segnare contro una squadra che sta già perdendo nettamente.

In inglese semplice: To keep scoring against a team that is already losing badly.

• They led by twenty points but kept piling on.
• The home team piled on three more goals.
• With victory secure, the coach told his players to stop piling on.

Sinonimi: run up the score

Espressioni comuni: pile on points, pile on runs