screw up

Verb (4)

1. make more intense“Emotions were screwed up”Synonyms: heat uphot upscrew up
2. make a mess of, destroy or ruin“I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”“the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement”Synonyms: botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck up
3. screw or turn higherSynonyms: screw up
4. twist into a strained configuration“screw up one's face”Synonyms: screw up