Screw up - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskruː ʌp|  American pronunciation of the word screw up
Brit.  |skruː ʌp|  British pronunciation of the word screw up

verb

- make more intense
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin (syn: ball up, blow, bodge, bollocks, botch, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muff, spoil)
- screw or turn higher
- twist into a strained configuration
screw up one's face

Extra examples

She screwed up her face at the nasty smell.

Waiting for an operation tends to screw most people up.

...we all screw up from time to time, so don't sweat it...

...you've totally screwed up the spreadsheet...

Jenny screwed her face up into an expression of utmost seriousness

If you think your marriage is screwing you up, why don't you leave him?

For the novice, walking the course also means being scared senseless by all the possibilities to screw up.

You'd better not screw up this time.

Can you screw up this handle for me, it is falling off again?

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