stuff up
stuff up · stuffs up · stuffed up · stuffing up
To ruin or harmTo ruin or harm.
» Tom has a stuffed-up nose.
Tom hat eine verstopfte Nase.
У Тома заложен нос.
У Тома закладений ніс.
Meaning
3 senses(slang, transitive)To ruin or harm.
Don't drink tonight, because it'll stuff you up before your business trip.
(Australia, UK, intransitive, slang)To make a big mistake.
We lost the match because of the goalkeeper stuffing up.
(transitive)To cause (the nasal passages) to be blocked.
My nose is all stuffed up so I'm speaking funny.
Examples
30 sentencesTom has a stuffed-up nose.
У Тома закладений ніс. — deniko
ruУ Тома заложен нос. — yatomoya
deTom hat eine verstopfte Nase. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You can't make this stuff up.
I helped Tom pick his stuff up.
You just can't make this stuff up.
You just can't make that stuff up.
Forms
stuffs up, stuffing up, stuffed up, stuffed up| Base form | stuff up · to stuff up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stuffs up |
| Present participle | stuffing up |
| Past simple | stuffed up |
| Past participle | stuffed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons 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