gas up

tanken, auftanken

Den Tank eines Fahrzeugs mit Kraftstoff füllen.

In einfachem Englisch: To fill a vehicle’s tank with fuel.

• We need to gas up.
• I gassed up the car this morning.
• Have you gassed it up for the trip?

So benutzt man es: gas up something / gas something up (We gassed the truck up before leaving.)

Synonyme: refuel, fill up

Häufige Wendungen: gas up the car, gas something up, gas up before leaving

loben, anpreisen

Gutes über jemanden sagen, sodass andere es hören oder lesen können.

In einfachem Englisch: To say good things about someone where other people can hear or read them.

• Her friends gassed her up online.
• He always gases up local artists on his show.
• Everyone was gassing her up after that performance.

So benutzt man es: gas someone up (Her fans gassed her up in the comments.)

Synonyme: praise, talk up

Gegenteile: criticize

Häufige Wendungen: gas someone up, gas up someone

schmeicheln, Honig ums Maul schmieren

Jemanden übermäßig loben, sodass er sich für wichtiger oder begabter hält, als er wirklich ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To praise someone too much, making them feel more important or talented than they really are.

• Stop gassing him up.
• She gassed me up until I believed I could win.
• Are they gassing her up to get free tickets?

So benutzt man es: gas someone up (Do not gas him up just to get a favor.)

Synonyme: flatter, butter up

Gegenteile: belittle

Häufige Wendungen: gas someone up, gas up someone