(Singapore, informal, idiomatic) To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.
(Singapore, informal, idiomatic) To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.
Instead of working with each other, they bicker and say things like, if you do that, you’ll spoil the market.
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(UK) Having lost its original value.
(transitive, Singapore, colloquial, informal, Singlish) To get someone in trouble, to prank, to sabotage another's efforts.
(Singaporean, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble.
(Singapore, Singlish) To disgrace; to cause embarrassment for others.
(Singapore, Singlish) Causing embarrassment or disgrace to others.