screw up

Meaning

1. Oxford79% of films

   to do sth badly or spoil sth

   Don't screw up.

2. Oxford21% of films

   to do sth badly or spoil sth

In the movies · 47

• I screwed up. I lost control. It's not you.American History X1998
• You didn't screw up once!American Beauty1999
• Janice and I were having so much fun, she started screwing up at work.GoodFellas1990
• Don't screw up.Lords of Dogtown2005
• But if you screw up...You Don't Mess with the Zohan2008
• But don 't screw up.Ocean's Eleven2001
• So why would I screw up yours?Gifted2017
• How did you ever screw up so bad?Training Day2001

Learn it in full scenes

• American History X1998
  • Sweeney Makes Danny a Deal
  • Derek Vinyard's TV Interview
  • The Basketball Court Bet
• American Beauty1999
  • Brad Warns Lester to Save His Job
  • The Burnhams' Cold Dinner
  • Jim and Jim Welcome the Fitts
• GoodFellas1990
  • Henry Wants to Be a Gangster
  • Young Henry Gets Beaten and Recruited
  • Paulie's Protection Racket

From the same entry

• have a screw loose
• put the screws on
• a turn of the screw
• screw him, you, that
• screw up your courage
• have your head screwed on
• screw around
• screw from of
• screw your eyes up

More slang

• damn it
• call it a day
• what the hell
• no worries
• check this out
• drop it
• in your dreams
• i'm good
• end of story
• up to no good
• swear to god
• right off the bat