jacket up
To criticize or scoldTo criticize or scold (someone).
» Tom hung his jacket up.
Том повесил свой пиджак. — marafon
Том повесил куртку. — marafon
Том повесил пиджак. — marafon
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3 senses(dated, transitive)To criticize or scold (someone).
I prefer to jacket up workers in private.
(intransitive)To put on a jacket, typically one needed for an activity (such as a life jacket or a hi-viz vest).
(transitive)To lift (something) using a jack.
Examples
9 sentencesTom hung his jacket up.
ruТом повесил свой пиджак. — marafon
Tom zipped his jacket up.
deTom zog den Reißverschluss seiner Jacke zu. — wolfgangth
Tom buttoned his jacket up.
Tom and Mary zipped their jackets up.
deTom und Maria zogen die Reißverschlüsse ihrer Jacken zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary hung their jackets up.
Forms
jackets up, jacketing up, jacketed up, jacketed up| Base form | jacket up · to jacket up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | jackets up |
| Present participle | jacketing up |
| Past simple | jacketed up |
| Past participle | jacketed up |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb