Collocations for "screwed"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "screwed" in context.
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screw
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- screw it [in, out, on, off, down, into]
- screw in [the nails, a bolt]
- screw off the [lid, top]
- screw the [lid] off
- screwed into the [door, seat, surface]
- screw it (down) in place
- screwed [tightly, loosely]
- UK: screwed up the piece of paper
- US: crumpled up the piece of paper
- UK: screwed it up into a ball
- US: [scrunched, bunched] it up into a ball
- screwed her face up (at)
- slang: screw up the [meeting, date, project]
- slang: you (really) screwed (it) up
- vulgar, slang: [don't, quit, stop] screwing around
- vulgar, slang: screw around at [school, work]
- vulgar, slang: screw over your [friend, classmate, coworker]
- vulgar, slang: screw your [friend] over
- sexually explicit: he screwed her
- vulgar, offensive, slang: screw you!
- a [short, long, thick] screw
- a [metal, plastic, wooden] screw
- a [five-millimeter] screw
- [nuts, bolts, nails] and screws
- [twisted, extracted, forced] the screw
- [tighten, loosen, turn] the screw
- the [chair, unit, product] comes with screws
- he must have a screw loose!
- billiards: the player gave the ball some [back, foreword, side] screw
- slang, UK: the screws [opened, monitored, closed] the (prison) cells
- the government put the screws on the [farmers, bankers, opposition]
- tighten the screws on [spending, tax havens, fraud]
- the [news, decision, announcement] was a turn of the screw (for the community)
- sexually explicit, slang: a [quick, great, fantastic, morning] screw
'screwed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):