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PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'SCREW UP'

27 / 11 / 2015

PHRASAL VERB FRIDAY: 'SCREW UP': meaning and examples

Welcome back, everyone, and welcome to the last post of the week for the Daily Vitamin! Today's Phrasal Verb Friday focuses on the phrase TO SCREW (SOMETHING) UP

Definition: to make a mistake. 

Example 1
: I tried to bake a cake but I really screwed it up!

Example 2: The hotel screwed up our reservations and we had to find new accommodation.

Example 3: His life is a disaster. I think he just screws up a lot... at work, with his family; it's really quite sad.

This phrasal verb can be INTRANSITIVE or TRANSITIVE, and it is SEPARABLE.

That's all for this week! Thanks for reading, and have a wonderful weekend!