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screw up (something)

to spoil or damage something. You couldn't screw up much worse than I did. Somehow the lawyer screwed up my appointment again. This is detailed work, and people screw it up once in a while.

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screw up someone

to confuse or hurt someone. She really screwed him up when she left him. Their parents' divorce really screwed up the kids.

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