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“The service at that restaurant is just not up to par. “Sarah worked as a journalist for a month, but she couldn’t hack it – she wasn’t able to finish her stories on time for the strict deadlines.” I’ll let it slide this time, but don’t make a habit of it.” However, if they think you can’t hack it (can’t handle the responsibility effectively) or if your work is not up to par / not up to snuff (does not meet the minimum standards), then you might lose your job!

Hopefully when you tell your supervisors about the mistake, they will let it slide(not punish you for your mistake). “At the airport, I saw a guy get busted trying to enter the country with a fake passport.” “Getting more sleep is a sure-fire way to increase your energy and productivity during the day.” If your boss finds out, you’ll be busted (caught doing/having done something wrong, and consequently in trouble). You’ll have to tell your supervisors… trying to cover up the mistake is a sure-fire (definite) way to have bigger problems later on. “I know I can always count on my brother’s help whenever I’m in a jam.” “That medication has a bunch of serious side effects doctors only prescribe it as a last resort.” “After spilling coffee all over my computer, I made a last-ditch effort to recover the data: I took it to a repair shop to see if they could at least salvage the hard drive.” You might make a last-ditch effort (a desperate, final effort) to fix the problem your last option is called the last resort.But if it doesn’t work, then you’re really in a jam (in a difficult situation). “Some of my friends say this country is going to the dogs, but I disagree – I think things are slowly but surely getting better.” “A lot of people lost their jobs when the economy tanked.” We were hoping for at least fifteen people, but only two signed up.” “We tried to start a club, but it was a flop. When something progressively gets worse over time, it is going down the drain/tubes or going to the dogs/going to pot. These expressions are usually used for sudden, obvious failures. When something fails, we can say it was a flop or a dud, or say that it bombed or it tanked. “I totally flubbed my introduction to the presentation – I said everything in the wrong order.”

“He has low self-confidence because he feels like he’s always screwing up.” “My girlfriend got so mad when I slipped up and called her by my ex’s name!”

“Aside from a few hiccups in communication among the team members, the whole event went off without a hitch.” (without a hitch = perfectly)įor the act of making mistakes, we have phrasal verbs like slip up, screw up, foul up, and fuck up, and funny-sounding verbs like flub and bungle. “The soccer team’s defensive blunder resulted in their opponents scoring the winning goal.” Slang & Informal English Audio E-Book Click here to get the e-book!Ī few informal nouns for a mistake are a blooper, boo-boo, and blunder. We also have hiccup,which means a minor problem/mistake that was corrected and didn’t affect the final result/outcome.