CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BALLS-UP
PRESENT
Present
I balls-up
you balls-up
he/she/it balls-ups
we balls-up
you balls-up
they balls-up
Present continuous
I am balls-uping
you are balls-uping
he/she/it is balls-uping
we are balls-uping
you are balls-uping
they are balls-uping
Present perfect
I have balls-uped
you have balls-uped
he/she/it has balls-uped
we have balls-uped
you have balls-uped
they have balls-uped
Present perfect continuous
I have been balls-uping
you have been balls-uping
he/she/it has been balls-uping
we have been balls-uping
you have been balls-uping
they have been balls-uping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I balls-uped
you balls-uped
he/she/it balls-uped
we balls-uped
you balls-uped
they balls-uped
Past continuous
I was balls-uping
you were balls-uping
he/she/it was balls-uping
we were balls-uping
you were balls-uping
they were balls-uping
Past perfect
I had balls-uped
you had balls-uped
he/she/it had balls-uped
we had balls-uped
you had balls-uped
they had balls-uped
Past perfect continuous
I had been balls-uping
you had been balls-uping
he/she/it had been balls-uping
we had been balls-uping
you had been balls-uping
they had been balls-uping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will balls-up
you will balls-up
he/she/it will balls-up
we will balls-up
you will balls-up
they will balls-up
Future continuous
I will be balls-uping
you will be balls-uping
he/she/it will be balls-uping
we will be balls-uping
you will be balls-uping
they will be balls-uping
Future perfect
I will have balls-uped
you will have balls-uped
he/she/it will have balls-uped
we will have balls-uped
you will have balls-uped
they will have balls-uped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been balls-uping
you will have been balls-uping
he/she/it will have been balls-uping
we will have been balls-uping
you will have been balls-uping
they will have been balls-uping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would balls-up
you would balls-up
he/she/it would balls-up
we would balls-up
you would balls-up
they would balls-up
Conditional continuous
I would be balls-uping
you would be balls-uping
he/she/it would be balls-uping
we would be balls-uping
you would be balls-uping
they would be balls-uping
Conditional perfect
I would have balls-up
you would have balls-up
he/she/it would have balls-up
we would have balls-up
you would have balls-up
they would have balls-up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been balls-uping
you would have been balls-uping
he/she/it would have been balls-uping
we would have been balls-uping
you would have been balls-uping
they would have been balls-uping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you balls-up
we let´s balls-up
you balls-up
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
balls-uped
Present Participle
balls-uping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLS-UP»
Discover the use of
balls-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
balls-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shorter Slang Dictionary
4 short for balls-up, as in they've made a right balls of it this time. Since the mid-
20th century. balls-ache, n. in to give (sb) balls-ache, to annoy or bore (sb).
Hence the adjective balls-aching, tedious; trying. balls-ache, v. to complain; to
nag.
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
2
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
81 ballroom | balls up • Can you give me a ballpark on the time?— Robert Crais.
la. Requiem, p. 42, 1999 ballroom noun a singles bar with a reputation for easy
sexual conquests us • — American Speech, p. 18, Spring 198s The language of ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
3
Basketball: Steps to Success
Dribble two balls up the court in a zigzag manner (dribbling diagonally to one
side and then the other). Change direction by crossing both balls in front. Attack
and retreat. Dribble two balls up the court using an attack and retreat (dribbling ...
"idiom havesbby the balls offensiveto havesomeonein a situation where you
have complete power over them "phrasal verb balls (sth) up [M] uk offensive to
spoil something by making a mistake or doing something stupid: Trust me to balls
up ...
5
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Variants include 'balls to that', and 'balls to X' UK, 1923 balls-up noun a mess, a
muddle, a mistake UK, 1934 balls up verb to make a mistake; to err; to mess
something up AUSTRALIA, 1969 ballsy adjective gutsy, courageous US, 1935
ball ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
6
Spon's External Works and Landscape Price
... Piddler tree irrigation system; permeable membrane delivering targeted
irrigation to rootball surround root balls up to 550 mm diameter; Irrigation Kit PID0
root balls up to 900 mm diameter; Irrigation Kit PID1 root balls up to 1.55m
diameter; ...
7
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Balls! It's what happens (1960). 3 to make a balls of to muddle, to do badly. 1889
–. S. BECKETT I've made a balls of the fly (1958). Cf. balls-up noun. 4 to get or
have (someone) by the balls to have (someone) completely in one's power. 1950
–.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
8
Chambers concise dictionary
[19c in sense 2; 20c in other senses: from BALL1 (n 5)] O balls something up (
ballsed, ballsing) Brit, coarse slang to bungle it. balls-up > n, Brit, coarse slang a
mess; something confused or bungled • made a total balls-up of the accounts.
9
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
A typical army balls-up; a selfadjusting balls-up; a non-adjustable balls-up: army:
mostly officers' and esp: in N. Africa: 1940~5. (].F. Fullarton, Troop Target, 1943.)
The acronyms soon came to be written, and pron., 'solid': tabu, sabu, nabu, with ...
10
Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
balls up To blunder, make a mistake— 'You're bloody dill; you've ballsed this up
properly balltearer An inspiring result, something of success, a thrill— (1) 'It was a
hard and close fought match, a real balltearer' (2) 'The annul profit was better ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLS-UP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
balls-up is used in the context of the following news items.
Vine: First it was the frape mix-up, now Fidelma Healy-Eames can't …
Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames - who once equating 'Fraping' with 'rape on Facebook' in front of a sniggering Seanad - has made another another balls-up ... «JOE, Jul 15»
Wimbledon 2day: what Clare Balding will have 2 do 2 save this balls …
Wimbledon 2day: what Clare Balding will have 2 do 2 save this balls-up. The revamp of BBC2's new tennis highlights show has not gone down ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
'Please, choose to be a good citizen and DON'T ask Siri about 9/11'
Intelligence Services Commissioner Sir Mark Waller had this to say about the apparent balls-up: The team explained that because of a lack of ... «The Register, Jun 15»
Microsoft sez soz over Windows 10 'freebie' balls-up
He blamed the balls-up on the fact that MS was managing a "complex topic" as it juggles multiple versions of Windows, while changing the way ... «The Register, Jun 15»
What a balls-up: Rocco the dog lucky to be alive after X-ray shows …
IT'S the story that will make every dog owner think twice about throwing a ball to their beloved pooch. Six-year-old retriever-cross-labrador ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere lands top journalism job in hilarious balls-up
English newspaper i named Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere as its chief football correspondent on Tuesday. The move was presumably a ... «fanatix Sport News, Jun 15»
UKIP created a real Balls-up for Labour thanks to working class …
IT woz UKIP wot dun in Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, ousted in last week's election. The Tory vote moved little in Morley and Outwood, but ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
