3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'SCREW'

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3 phrasal verbs with 'SCREW'

Screw around

1. Waste time
   (Intransitive | American English)
   
   » Example: He spent the afternoon SCREWING AROUD and got nothing done.
2. Be sexually promiscuous
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He SCREWED AROUND a lot at university.

Screw over

1. Treat harshly or cheat
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: The IRS really SCREWED him OVER.

Screw up

1. Do badly or fail
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: David SCREWED UP his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.

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