scupper in the PONS Dictionary

scupper Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scupper sb's plan
upropastiti nečiji plan

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In the rough seas she rolled enough to submerge her scuppers and shipped enough water to stop her engines.
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It appears as if the upper storey originally had a flat wooden roof which, in view of the many drainage scuppers on the floor, must not have been watertight.
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Along the way the marines try to scupper their plans.
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Here we go again -- yet another superior musical performance, scuppered by a lame and pretentious staging booed with intensity.
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Private finance would have been available for the project, but the project was scuppered by not receiving government approval.
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Water that enters the cockpit drains out through scupper holestubes that run from the cockpit to the bottom of the hull.
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But the opponents would not be able to scupper the plans unless a total of nine board members vote to delay them.
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Dim said that such a move would scupper the negotiations.
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The club's attempts to relocate back to the city have been scuppered on multiple occasions.
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His plans are almost always scuppered by the sisters' entourage, technology, sheer luck, or any combination thereof.
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