screw up — to make a mistake or do something badly; to mess up
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make a mistake or do something badly; to mess up
Pronunciation (IPA): /skruː ʌp/
Example Sentences
- Don't screw up your chance to get into college!
- I screwed up the recipe and made chocolate soup instead of cake.
- He always screws up when he's nervous.
screw up
VERB[/skruː ʌp/]
to make a mistake or do something badly; to mess up
💡 Concept
to make a mistake or do something badly; to mess up
🎵 Rhyme
He screwed up and it blew up, but that's how he grew up!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/skruː ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/skruː ʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootscrew
Suffix-up
🎵Rhyme
grew upthrew upblew up
grew up
threw up
blew up
🔗Collocations
screw up badly
screw up an exam
screw up a relationship
screw up the plan
screw up completely
📝Examples
“Don't screw up your chance to get into college!”
😄 Fun example
“I screwed up the recipe and made chocolate soup instead of cake.”
“He always screws up when he's nervous.”
“I screwed up so badly that my mom grounded me for a week.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
mess upbotchbungleruinspoil
Antonyms
succeednail itace
Related
make a mistakefailblow itgoof up
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