screw up

1. (transitive)To tighten or secure with screws.

   zuschrauben, verschrauben

   зави́нчиватьzavínčivatʹ, завинти́тьzavintítʹ

2. (transitive)To raise by turning a rotary handle.

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

   взвинти́тьvzvintítʹ

4. (transitive)To raise or summon up.

   trying to screw up enough courage to ask her out

5. (transitive)To twist into a contorted state.

   The baby screwed up his face and began to bawl.

   verziehen

   смо́рщитьsmórščitʹ, скриви́тьskrivítʹ, скрю́читьskrjúčitʹ

   twist into a strained configuration

6. (dated, transitive)To squint.

7. (colloquial, transitive)To make a mess of; to ruin.

   vermurksen, verpfuschen, verhunzen

   запоро́тьzaporótʹ

   make a mess of, destroy or ruin

8. (colloquial, intransitive)To blunder; to make a mistake.

   напорта́читьnaportáčitʹ, облажа́тьсяoblažátʹsja

   make more intense

1. You're going to screw this up.

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2. Tom promised not to screw up.

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3. We screwed up there.

   Ми там облажалися. — deniko

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4. Tom knows that he's really screwed up.

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5. He screwed up his courage and proposed to her.

   ruОн набрался храбрости и сделал ей предложение. — sharptoothed

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• screw upзробити помилку, помилятисяTo tighten or secure with screws.
• screw offTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
• screw backTo cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.
• screw overTo cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
• screw aroundTo make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.
• screw aboutSynonym of screw around.
• screw withTo fiddle with; to tinker; to affect negatively.