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screw up::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, spoil |
| Type of | miscarry, fail, go wrong |
| Derivation | screwup |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | screw |
Examples of screw up
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So when a screw-up of this magnitude occurs, there must be serious consequences.
From the post-gazette.com
You spend too much money early and give them too many things, and they screw up.
From the usatoday.com
Is this true, or did the attorney screw up and now he's trying to cover himself?
From the dailyherald.com
All told, there is more to screw up than a simple bold action-or an IED trigger.
From the forbes.com
It's such an obvious marriage, so something will probably screw up a good story.
From the charlotteobserver.com
For one screw-up, customers tend to give you the benefit of the doubt, they say.
From the forbes.com
I've got business experience, and I can understand how you can screw up in life.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Who would have guess that Bush would have been able to screw that up so quickly.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
I have the power to improve your life or to screw it up, with just a phone call.
From the washingtonpost.com
