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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Stuff up
For a brief while, it looked as if Laxman and Tendulkar would do the repair job, but the Bangladesh captain got a vital breakthrough for his team with the Very Very Special wicket of Laxman. Beaten by the flight of the ball, Laxman inside-edged it onto his pad, but the follow through of the shot took him out of the crease, and with sharp reflexes, wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim removed the bails in a flash to leave India four down. With no MS Dhoni in the side, this was a golden chance for both Yuvraj and Dinesh Karthik to shine on the big stage, but both of them stuffed up big time.
Could you please explain to me what "stuffed up" means in this context?
Source : http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/23324/Ordinary-Bangladesh-upstage-India
Could you please explain to me what "stuffed up" means in this context?
Source : http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/23324/Ordinary-Bangladesh-upstage-India
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I'd say it means to suddenly become ineffectual - unable to act with your usual prowess. It's like having a bad cold, and suddenly becoming so congested you can't speak, or can barely breathe. There are better images, but I can't seem to think of one at the moment.
- I'd say it means to suddenly become ineffectual - unable to act with your usual prowess.
- It's like having a bad cold, and suddenly becoming so congested you can't speak, or can barely breathe.
- There are better images, but I can't seem to think of one at the moment.
- Something seems to be blocking you, but it's really yourself.
- You've just lost it.
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I'd say it means to suddenly become ineffectual - unable to act with your usual prowess.
It's like having a bad cold, and suddenly becoming so congested you can't speak, or can barely breathe.
There are better images, but I can't seem to think of one at the moment.
Something seems to be blocking you, but it's really yourself. You've just lost it.
It's like having a bad cold, and suddenly becoming so congested you can't speak, or can barely breathe.
There are better images, but I can't seem to think of one at the moment.
Something seems to be blocking you, but it's really yourself. You've just lost it.
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"stuffed up" = "messed up", "played really badly"
I don't know the origin of this expression, but in current usage there is, to me, no noticeable connection with the "congested" or "blocked" meaning of "stuffed".
I don't know the origin of this expression, but in current usage there is, to me, no noticeable connection with the "congested" or "blocked" meaning of "stuffed".
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The expression, "choked up," of course, means to become emotional to the point where you have difficulty in expressing yourself. But I've also heard it used to describe what we're talking about - in the intransitive sense, anyway. (In the old days, if you left the hand choke pulled out, the car would run terrible.)
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