jack up

aumentare, alzare

Alzare un prezzo, una quantità o un livello, spesso di molto.

In inglese semplice: To increase a price, amount, or level, often by a lot.

• They plan to jack up the rent.
• The airline jacked up its baggage fees.
• Why have they jacked the price up again?

Come si usa: jack something up (The hotel jacked its prices up during the festival.)

Sinonimi: raise, increase, hike

Contrari: lower, reduce

Espressioni comuni: jack up prices, jack up the rent

sollevare con un cric

Alzare qualcosa di pesante con uno strumento che lo spinge dal basso, come un cric.

In inglese semplice: To lift something heavy with a tool that pushes it upwards.

• We need to jack up the car.
• The mechanic jacked the van up carefully.
• Have you jacked it up high enough?

Come si usa: jack something up (We jacked the car up to inspect the wheels.)

Sinonimi: lift, raise

Contrari: lower

Espressioni comuni: jack up a car, jack up the truck

rovinare, guastare

Rovinare qualcosa o farlo funzionare male.

In inglese semplice: To damage something or make it work badly.

• Do not jack up my phone.
• He jacked up the settings while trying to help.
• The crash really jacked her car up.

Come si usa: jack something up (That update jacked my computer up.)

Sinonimi: mess up, wreck, ruin

Contrari: fix, repair

Espressioni comuni: jack up something, jack something up

organizzare, preparare

Organizzare un evento o preparare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To arrange an event or get something ready.

• We can jack up a party.
• She jacked up a trip for the whole group.
• Who is going to jack up the transport?

Come si usa: jack something up (Could you jack a meeting up for next week?)

Sinonimi: arrange, organize

Espressioni comuni: jack up a party, jack up a meeting

migliorare, arricchire

Aggiungere qualcosa per rendere una cosa migliore o più interessante.

In inglese semplice: To make something better or more interesting by adding to it.

• Try to jack up the sauce with some lemon.
• He jacked up the design with brighter colors.
• They jacked the meal up with a few extra spices.

Come si usa: jack something up with something (She jacked the recipe up with fresh herbs.)

Sinonimi: improve, enhance, liven up

Espressioni comuni: jack up a recipe, jack up the design

rifiutarsi, ribellarsi

Rifiutarsi di fare ciò che qualcuno chiede o ordina.

In inglese semplice: To refuse to do what someone tells you to do.

• He may jack up if you order him around.
• The workers jacked up and refused to move.
• She jacked up when the manager demanded extra hours.

Sinonimi: refuse, balk, rebel

Contrari: obey

Espressioni comuni: jack up at orders, jack up and refuse