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    screw

    US /skru/

    ・

    UK /skru:/

    B1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo cheat someone, as out of money/property
    If you screw me out of this house I will not be happy
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo close something by turning it into place
    If you screw on the lid you can open it later
    n. (c.)Countable NounLong metal nail with a spiral thread
    This screw will go into the wood to hold it to the wall
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo attach things together by twisting
    Can you screw the legs into the bottom of the seat?
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo twist something out of shape, e.g. paper
    Don't screw the paper into a ball

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    TFS Parody: Make A Man Out Of You

    03:26TFS Parody: Make A Man Out Of You
    • Hope Toriyama doesn't screw me.

      Hope Toriyama doesn't screw me.

    • *Yamcha* Hope Toriyama doesn't screw me.

      *Yamcha* Hope Toriyama doesn't screw me.

    B1

    How to Talk About Mistakes in English

    03:14How to Talk About Mistakes in English
    • Again, it's not too big of a screw up, though, is it?

      Again, it's not too big of a screw up, though, is it?

    A2

    Florida is stuck in the 80s | Yumi Nagashima

    03:56Florida is stuck in the 80s | Yumi Nagashima
    • I listened to her very carefully and said, "Screw that."

      I listened to her very carefully and said, "Screw that."

    • "Screw that."

      "Screw that."

    B1

    How to be a Friend to Yourself

    04:11How to be a Friend to Yourself
    • The good friend deftly conveys that to err, fail, and screw up is just what we humans do.

      The good friend deftly conveys that to err, fail, and screw up is just what we humans do.

    • that to err, fail and screw up

      that to err, fail and screw up

    B1

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • Because when you have momentum in this presidential campaign, that can continue as long as you don't have a major screw-up or gaffe.

      Because when you have momentum in this presidential campaign, that can continue as long as you don't have a major screw-up or gaffe.

    • HAVE A MAJOR SCREW UP OR GAFF.

      HAVE A MAJOR SCREW UP OR GAFF.

    B1

    Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (Music Video)

    03:01Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (Music Video)
    • Keep a dream high in the quiet of the night, you know that I caught it Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price, you know that I bought it Killing me slow, out the window, I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, what doesn't kill me makes me want you more And it's blue, the shape of your body, it's blue, the feeling I got And it's, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer It's cool, that's what I tell them, no rules, you freak of all heaven But, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer with you Hang your head low in the glow of the vending machine, I'm not dying We say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times, we're not trying So cut the headlights, summer's a knife, I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, as if I bleed, you'll be the last to know Oh, it's blue, the shape of your body, it's blue, the feeling I got And it's, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer It's cool, that's what I tell them, no rules, you freak of all heaven But, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer with you I'm drunk in the back of the car, and I cried like a baby coming home from the bar Said, I'm fine, but it wasn't true, I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you And I snuck in through the garden gate, every night that summer just to steal my fame And I scream for whatever it's worth, I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

      Keep a dream high in the quiet of the night, you know that I caught it Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price, you know that I bought it Killing me slow, out the window, I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, what doesn't kill me makes me want you more And it's blue, the shape of your body, it's blue, the feeling I got And it's, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer It's cool, that's what I tell them, no rules, you freak of all heaven But, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer with you Hang your head low in the glow of the vending machine, I'm not dying We say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times, we're not trying So cut the headlights, summer's a knife, I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes, as if I bleed, you'll be the last to know Oh, it's blue, the shape of your body, it's blue, the feeling I got And it's, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer It's cool, that's what I tell them, no rules, you freak of all heaven But, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, summer with you I'm drunk in the back of the car, and I cried like a baby coming home from the bar Said, I'm fine, but it wasn't true, I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you And I snuck in through the garden gate, every night that summer just to steal my fame And I scream for whatever it's worth, I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

    A2

    Civil War the Musical - Wicked x Marvel | A Marvelous Parody #2

    02:18Civil War the Musical - Wicked x Marvel | A Marvelous Parody #2
    • Hired to kill Howard Starkey that's not fair screw you he's sorry it's not okay he killed my mom and he didn't kill them quick and all booted her head as she tried to crawl and then he grabbed my daddy banged his head against the caddy wearing leather's kind of tacky but that arm's so strong oh I do to admit he's quite badass and he's taking off his shirt at last I will still hate Bucky my whole life torture Bucky tore that arm right off his shoulder that light cows right into slaughter Bucky won't you call my mom daddy rode my mom and slapped her ass and he selled her Henry for she fast so I'm hating walking for forever walking killed my mother.

      Hired to kill Howard Starkey that's not fair screw you he's sorry it's not okay he killed my mom and he didn't kill them quick and all booted her head as she tried to crawl and then he grabbed my daddy banged his head against the caddy wearing leather's kind of tacky but that arm's so strong oh I do to admit he's quite badass and he's taking off his shirt at last I will still hate Bucky my whole life torture Bucky tore that arm right off his shoulder that light cows right into slaughter Bucky won't you call my mom daddy rode my mom and slapped her ass and he selled her Henry for she fast so I'm hating walking for forever walking killed my mother.

    B1

    NYU's 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift

    28:05NYU's 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift
    • And you will screw it up sometimes.

      And you will screw it up sometimes.

    • And you will screw it up sometimes, so will I.

      And you will screw it up sometimes, so will I.

    B1

    How spies are built, not born | Andrew Bustamante: Full Interview

    03:41How spies are built, not born | Andrew Bustamante: Full Interview
    • So whether you're screwing in a screw with a screwdriver or hammering a nail with a hammer, the truth is that the screwdriver and the hammer are just tools.

      So whether you're screwing in a screw with a screwdriver or hammering a nail with a hammer, the truth is that the screwdriver and the hammer are just tools.

    B1

    "Emojis & Selfies: Cellphones Are Robbing Us" - TREVOR NOAH (Pay Back The Funny) 2015

    07:06"Emojis & Selfies: Cellphones Are Robbing Us" - TREVOR NOAH (Pay Back The Funny) 2015
    • That feeling where you get to tell the person, "Screw You!"

      That feeling where you get to tell the person, "Screw You!"

    • There's no sense of power, "Screw you!"

      There's no sense of power, "Screw you!"

    A2