She piled the kids into the van and headed off for school.
•She piled in the kids and closed the doors.
•Pile them in and let's go.
•They piled themselves into the car and sped off.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pile on — ● pile * * * pile on [phrasal verb] 1 pile on (something) : to put a large amount of (something) on something or someone He piled on the gravy. The teacher punished the class by piling on more work. [=the teacher punished the class by giving them … Useful english dictionary
pile on the agony — british mainly journalism phrase to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: agony * * * pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
someone's heart sinks — (someone s) heart sinks if someone s heart sinks, they start to feel sad or worried. He looked at the huge pile of work on his desk and his heart sank … New idioms dictionary
pile — [[t]pa͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ piles, piling, piled 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A pile of things is a mass of them that is high in the middle and has sloping sides. ...a pile of sand. ...a little pile of crumbs... The leaves had been swept into huge piles. Syn … English dictionary
pile on — phrasal verb Word forms pile on : present tense I/you/we/they pile on he/she/it piles on present participle piling on past tense piled on past participle piled on 1) [intransitive] to increase something by a large amount, or to do it a lot a team … English dictionary
pile — pile1 [ paıl ] noun ** ▸ 1 things put on things ▸ 2 large amount of something ▸ 3 surface of cloth/carpet ▸ 4 piling ▸ 5 hemorrhoids ▸ 6 very large old building ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a number of things put on top of each other: She sorted her… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pile — This unusual name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical surname given in the first instances to someone who lived near a stake or post which had been placed to serve as a landmark or boundary marker. The derivation is from the Olde… … Surnames reference
pile up — phrasal verb Word forms pile up : present tense I/you/we/they pile up he/she/it piles up present participle piling up past tense piled up past participle piled up 1) [transitive] same as pile II, 1) Newspapers and magazines were piled up on the… … English dictionary
pile it on — (informal) EXAGGERATE, overstate the case, make a mountain out of a molehill, overdo it, overplay it, over dramatize; informal lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel. → pile * * * pile it on (informal) To overdo or exaggerate something • • •… … Useful english dictionary
pile on the agony — British mainly journalism to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport … English dictionary
One Car Pile-Up (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = One Car Pile Up Img capt = Img size = Background = group or band Origin = Scunthorpe, UK Genre = Pop punk Years active = 1996 present Label = Associated acts = URL = [http://www.onecarpileup.com/ Official website]… … Wikipedia
