screw over

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Verb

screw over (third-person singular simple present screws over, present participle screwing over, simple past and past participle screwed over)

  1. (transitive, slang, mildly vulgar) To cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
    Synonyms: dick around, fuck over
    I would have won the game but you screwed me over when I landed on Mayfair.
    If you didn't betray your most reliable ally just so you could win in a game of soccer, you wouldn't have screwed yourself over by getting reprimanded and disqualified in front of everyone.

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