big up

elogiare, promuovere

Elogiare o promuovere pubblicamente qualcuno o qualcosa, a volte facendolo sembrare migliore o più importante di quanto sia.

In inglese semplice: To praise someone or something publicly, sometimes making them seem better or more important than they are.

• Let’s big up our volunteers.
• He bigged up his new album in every interview.
• Why do they keep bigging that player up?

Come si usa: big someone/something up (The presenter bigged the band up before their performance.)

Sinonimi: praise, promote, talk up, hype

Contrari: criticize, belittle

Espressioni comuni: big up someone, big up something, big up yourself

esagerare, ingigantire

Far sembrare qualcosa più importante o impressionante di quanto sia davvero.

In inglese semplice: To make something sound more important or impressive than it really is.

• Don’t big up a tiny success.
• He bigged up his role in the project.
• The adverts keep bigging up a fairly ordinary product.

Come si usa: big something up (They bigged the deal up to attract investors.)

Sinonimi: talk up, hype, exaggerate

Contrari: downplay, understate

Espressioni comuni: big up something, big up achievements

elogio, riconoscimento

Espressione pubblica di grande apprezzamento, gratitudine o rispetto.

In inglese semplice: A public expression of strong praise, thanks, or respect.

• A big up to our amazing team.
• The singer gave a big up to her fans.
• Our volunteers deserve a big up.

Come si usa: a big up to someone (A big up to everyone who helped us.)

Sinonimi: shout-out, tribute, praise

Espressioni comuni: a big up, big up to someone