pile on

ajouter en grande quantité

Ajouter une grande quantité de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To add a large amount of something.

• She piled on the cheese.
• The manager kept piling on extra work.
• He piled on the pounds during the holidays.

Comment l'utiliser : pile something on (He piled the sauce on his pasta.)

Synonymes : heap on, add

Expressions courantes : pile on pressure, pile on cheese

s'acharner sur, accabler

Se joindre aux critiques contre quelqu'un ou en ajouter alors qu'il en a déjà reçu beaucoup.

En anglais simple : To join others in criticizing someone, or add more criticism when they have already received plenty.

• Everyone was piling on him.
• She apologized, but the critics kept piling on.
• Why pile on when he already knows he made a mistake?

Comment l'utiliser : pile on someone (Commenters piled on the actor after the interview.)

Synonymes : attack, criticize

Contraires : defend

Expressions courantes : pile on someone, pile on criticism

se jeter sur

Sauter brusquement sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose, souvent avec d'autres personnes.

En anglais simple : To jump quickly onto someone or something, often with other people.

• The children piled on their dad.
• His teammates piled on him after the winning goal.
• The dog jumped onto the bed, and the children piled on too.

Synonymes : jump on

Expressions courantes : pile on someone, pile on top

alourdir inutilement le score

Continuer à marquer contre une équipe qui perd déjà largement.

En anglais simple : To keep scoring against a team that is already losing badly.

• They led by twenty points but kept piling on.
• The home team piled on three more goals.
• With victory secure, the coach told his players to stop piling on.

Synonymes : run up the score

Expressions courantes : pile on points, pile on runs