screw up

/skruː ʌp/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. meter la pata

    • I really screwed up this time.

      Realmente metí la pata esta vez.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

put your foot in your mouth

put your foot in your mouth specifically means saying something embarrassing; screw up is more general, making any kind of mistake.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa screw up?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: I really screwed ___ this time.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a screw up?

noun

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