- screw up someone
- screw up (someone)
to confuse or hurt someone.
She really screwed him up when she left him.
Their parents' divorce really screwed up the kids.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
She really screwed him up when she left him.
Their parents' divorce really screwed up the kids.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
screw up — (someone) to confuse or hurt someone. She really screwed him up when she left him. Their parents divorce really screwed up the kids … New idioms dictionary
screw — [[t]skru͟ː[/t]] screws, screwing, screwed 1) N COUNT A screw is a metal object similar to a nail, with a raised spiral line around it. You turn a screw using a screwdriver so that it goes through two things, for example two pieces of wood, and… … English dictionary
screw up — verb 1. make more intense (Freq. 1) Emotions were screwed up • Syn: ↑heat up, ↑hot up • Hypernyms: ↑intensify, ↑compound, ↑heighten, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Screw theory — was developed by Sir Robert Stawell Ball in 1876, for application in kinematics and statics of mechanisms (rigid body mechanics). It is a way to express displacements, velocities, forces and torques in three dimensional space, combining both… … Wikipedia
screw someone over informal, — screw someone over informal, chiefly US treat someone unfairly; cheat or swindle someone. → screw … English new terms dictionary
screw around with someone — screw around (with (someone)) 1. to have sex with someone who is not your regular partner. I think I saw the guy that she s been screwing around with. 2. to annoy someone by wasting their time. You ll be sorry if you screw around with Captain… … New idioms dictionary
screw around with — screw around (with (someone)) 1. to have sex with someone who is not your regular partner. I think I saw the guy that she s been screwing around with. 2. to annoy someone by wasting their time. You ll be sorry if you screw around with Captain… … New idioms dictionary
screw around — (with (someone)) 1. to have sex with someone who is not your regular partner. I think I saw the guy that she s been screwing around with. 2. to annoy someone by wasting their time. You ll be sorry if you screw around with Captain Legore … New idioms dictionary
screw up — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {semi vulgar}, {best avoided} 1. To make a mess of, to make an error which causes confusion. * /The treasurer screwed up the accounts of the Society so badly that he had to be fired./ 2. To cause someone to be neurotic or… … Dictionary of American idioms
screw up — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {semi vulgar}, {best avoided} 1. To make a mess of, to make an error which causes confusion. * /The treasurer screwed up the accounts of the Society so badly that he had to be fired./ 2. To cause someone to be neurotic or… … Dictionary of American idioms