screw up

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To tighten or secure with screws.
2. fiil To raise by turning a rotary handle.

   “A crunch on the gravel brought me back to the present. A triffid came swaying down the drive toward the gate. I leaned across and screwed up the window.”

3. fiil To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels.

   “As far as was possible he kept his subjects as mindless fighting-cocks, troops that could be promised to one power if there was a chance of screwing up another power to a bigger subsidy.”

4. fiil To raise or summon up.

   “trying to screw up enough courage to ask her out”

5. fiil To twist into a contorted state.

   “The baby screwed up his face and began to bawl.”

6. fiil To squint.

   “As they were finishing breakfast came the postman with a letter from Derby. Mrs. Morel screwed up her eyes to look at the address.”

7. fiil To make a mess of; to ruin.

   “Don't screw this up! You've gotta be a part of this too.”

8. fiil To blunder; to make a mistake.

   “Let me finish… you screwed up, but you screwed up for the right reasons. You're going to make mistakes, but it's how you deal with those mistakes, that's going to make the difference.”