goofed up

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means “making a serious mistake”

• My boss goofed up the project and he is blaming the junior executive for that.
• I goofed up when I sent the email to the wrong address.

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Blow up

means “to ruin/destroy”

• You’ve blown up my party. Why did you quarrel in front of my guests?
• The project blew up because of the bad weather. It was canceled.
• You have blown up the entire plan. Why did you tell her the secret?

means “to be angry”

• What? You blew up in front of your boss?
• I’m sure she’d blow up if she discovers that her husband is secretly in debt.
• Ho! Chill! You don’t have to blow up.     (this is just my own sentence guyz, it means “Hey relax, why are you so angry?)

Other Meaning:

literally means “to destroy by explosion”

• The restaurant blew up and police said that it is due to a faulty electrical connection.
• The demolition team blew up the entire building.

also means “to inflate”

• Let’s blow up your balloon Kevin.

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face-off

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means “confrontation”

• Welcome to the final face-off for this season’s football championship.
• I’d expect a nasty face-off if your boss discovers this.
• The most exciting part was the final face-off between Batman and Joker.
• You did it brother, mom will know about this. Prepare yourself for a face-off.

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