- screw up face
- screw up (your) face
to make an unpleasant expression with your face.
“This milk is sour,” she said, screwing up her face.
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screw up face
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screw your face up — ˌscrew your ˈeyes/ˈfaceup derived to contract the muscles of your eyes or face because the light is too strong, you are in pain, etc • He took a sip of the medicine and screwed up his face. Main entry: ↑screwderived … Useful english 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 (card game) — Screw or Moonshine is a card game where the players try to be the first to lose all their cards. It is closely related to Palase. Rules *Each player is dealt four face down cards and eight hand cards. Each player places four of their hand cards… … Wikipedia
screw — [skro͞o] n. [ME screwe < MFr escroue, hole in which the screw turns < L scrofa, sow, infl. by scrobis, vulva] 1. a) a mechanical device for fastening things together, consisting essentially of a cylindrical or conical piece of metal… … English World dictionary
Screw — Screw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screwed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screwing}.] 1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Screw around — Screw Screw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screwed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screwing}.] 1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
screw up your face — screw up (your) face to make an unpleasant expression with your face. “This milk is sour,” she said, screwing up her face … New idioms dictionary
Screw Your Neighbour — An extreme variation of Crazy Eights for 3 or more players, which becomes everyone as a team playing against everyone as individuals. This happens due to switching hands during play and (sometimes) knowing what your opponent is holding. Table ta … Wikipedia
screw your eyes up — ˌscrew your ˈeyes/ˈfaceup derived to contract the muscles of your eyes or face because the light is too strong, you are in pain, etc • He took a sip of the medicine and screwed up his face. Main entry: ↑screwderived … Useful 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
