Goof up Meaning in English

expression

US

GOOF-uhp

UK

GOOF-up

التعريف

To make a mistake, often in a silly or careless way. Used informally when someone does something wrong or messes something up.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and often playful. Commonly used for small to medium mistakes, not serious or criminal issues. Often followed by 'sorry', as in 'Sorry, I goofed up.' Synonyms: 'mess up', 'screw up'. Rare in formal writing.

• Spanish: meter la pata - cometer un error
• Portuguese (BR): vacilar - cometer um erro - pisar na bola
• Portuguese (PT): meter a pata - cometer um erro
• Chinese (Simplified): 搞砸 - 犯错误
• Chinese (Traditional): 搞砸 - 犯錯誤
• Hindi: गलती करना - गड़बड़ करना
• Arabic: يخطئ - يرتكب خطأ
• Bengali: ভুল করা - গণ্ডগোল করা
• Russian: накосячить - оплошать - облажаться
• Japanese: やらかす - しくじる
• Vietnamese: làm hỏng - mắc lỗi
• Korean: 실수하다 - 엉망으로 만들다
• Turkish: çuvallamak - sakarlık yapmak
• Urdu: گڑبڑ کرنا - بھول کرنا
• Indonesian: mengacau - melakukan kesalahan

جمل نموذجية

I goofed up on the test and got many answers wrong.

basic

Be careful or you might goof up again.

basic

He didn't mean to goof up; it was just an accident.

basic

Sorry, I really goofed up this time. I’ll fix it.

natural

If you goof up, just admit it and move on.

natural

Wow, I didn't expect you to goof up something so simple!

natural