| 词汇 | screw out of |
| 释义 | Phr V screw out of screws, screwing, screwed screw sth out of sb informal to persuade someone in a forceful way to give you money or informationShe managed to screw an extra $1,500 a year out of her company.It took the police several hours to screw a confession out of him. screw sb out of sth informal to trick someone in order to stop them from getting something that should be theirsHe screwed me out of my share of the profits. screw sth out of sb informal to force someone to give you money or information: landowners who screwed all they could out of the local peasants screw (one) out of (something)To con, cheat, swindle, or unfairly deprive one out of something that one owns, deserves, or has earned. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "screw" and "over." The referee really screwed us out of a victory with that terrible penalty! He has a very successful business, but his partner screwed him out of everything he'd earned over the years. screw someone out of somethingInf. to cheat someone out of something. I think you screwed me out of ten bucks on that deal. Max screwed me out of what was due me. |
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