stuff up

fare un pasticcio, sbagliare di grosso

Commettere un grosso errore mentre si fa qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: mess up, blunder

Espressioni comuni: really stuff up, stuff up badly

rovinare, mandare a monte

Danneggiare qualcosa, rovinare una situazione o far stare male qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: stuff something/someone up (The delay stuffed our plans up.)

Sinonimi: mess up, ruin, spoil

Contrari: fix

Espressioni comuni: stuff up something, stuff up someone's plans

ostruire, tappare

Ostruire l'interno del naso, rendendo difficile respirare attraverso di esso.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be stuffed up (My nose is stuffed up because of my cold.)

Sinonimi: block, clog up

Contrari: clear, unblock

Espressioni comuni: stuff up someone's nose, stuff up something