Terry Pratchett

For an author, the nice characters aren't much fun. What you want are the screwed up characters. You know, the characters that are constantly wondering if what they are doing is the right thing, characters that are not only screwed up but are self-tapping screws. They're doing it for themselves.

English Author

Jake Johnson

I think you can meet the right girl at the wrong time, and it gets screwed up. If you meet the right girl at the wrong time, that girl has to be the most understanding person in the world because there's going to be a lot more bumps in the road.

American Actor

John Madden

Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else. To me, it was important to be able to chew out a player for screwing up and for him to accept it because he knew I liked him anyway.

American Entertainer

Henry Paulson

I don't know anyone that says, 'Boy, I had a great career, and I'm happy because I screwed up my life outside of my career, my family life.' There's no one that feels that way.

American Public Servant

Jake Gyllenhaal

I think as an actor you have to be open to your emotions - that's how you tap into other characters. Besides, by being so open I've come to terms with how screwed I am!

Goldust

It took me a long time to get my life screwed up, and it's going to take a long time to get it back.

American Wrestler

Anushka Sharma

If I lead my life according to someone else, I've screwed my life up.

Indian Actress

Janet Evanovich

There are some men who enter a woman's life and screw it up forever.

American Writer

Nadya Suleman

I screwed up my life. I screwed up my kids' lives.

American Celebrity

Quentin Crisp

English Writer

There are various types such as wood screws, machine screws, and set screws, each with a specific use.

Types of Screws

While typically metal, screws are also made with plastic for certain uses.

Not Always Metal

Screwing can be done with a screwdriver or with power tools for speed and ease.

Hand vs Power Tools

Screwing must often be precise to avoid stripping the screw or damaging surfaces.

Precision Needed

This action can be applied to many objects, like twisting caps or knobs.

Beyond Hardware

Used to seal containers tightly, preventing leaks and preserving contents.

Sealing Containers

This use implies dishonesty or taking advantage unfairly, with negative connotations.

Negative Action

This usage is very casual and can be considered rude in formal or professional contexts.

Informal Setting

This term is slang and may not be understood outside of contexts dealing with incarceration.

Prison Slang

Prison language can vary by region; 'screw' is more common in British prison slang.

Cultural Nuance

The term carries a sense of coercion and can imply an unfair power dynamic.

Forceful Persuasion

The focus is on the pressure exerted to gain compliance, often against someone's will.

Coercive Tactic

 And he said, "That's my job. I'm a poet, and I'm going to play the fool. Most people have to go to work all day long, and they come home and they fight with their spouse, and they eat, and they turn on the old boob tube, and somebody tries to sell them something, and I just screwed all that up.

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 if you were meant to have holes in your ears you would have been born with them remember screw back I know I'm gonna wear them for a year so I had a regroup I went back and I thought okay how can I make this value-added yeah I said aha my sister Denise so I went to Denise and I

The art of responsibility...

 but actually, it had perfectly understandable causes in his life. One of the doctors, talking to the people in the community, figured, "You know, if we bought this guy a cow, he could become a dairy farmer, he wouldn't be in this position that was screwing him up so much,

This could be why you're...

 they wind them like a cork screw. Just as a cork screw on a wine bottle converts winding motion into forward motion, these tiny creatures spin their helical tails to push themselves forward in a world where water feels as thick as cork. Other strategies are even stranger.

Human sperm vs. the...

 And this was a big deal. You'd keep this on your porch. It was a little bit messy and kind of a pain. And you'd run a long cord into the house where you could screw it into your light socket. And that's actually kind of an important point in my presentation,

Jeff Bezos: The...

 let him know I'm there after offering a friendship and protection then he turns the screws Albert will take the inmate into a cell or empty stairwell and demand payment money gifts or service if he refuses it gets ugly

Prison Predators PIPE...

 which settled in her spirit and sent her eagerly out into the world. The second was a heavy box, ornately curved, heavy to hold – and screwed tightly shut. But the contents, Zeus told her, were not for mortal eyes.

The myth of Pandora’s...

 we spend so much time nudging, cajoling, hinting, helping, haggling, nagging as the case may be, to be sure they're not screwing up, not closing doors, not ruining their future, some hoped-for admission

How to Raise Successful...

 breast cancer melanoma the cervical screws and wires and a replaced hip that's what I told her I said interested but she was persistent we'll scroll

How a Woman's Donated...

 appetite screw the mother must work tirelessly to raise her family only fat healthy Cubs will survive the Arctic winter

Screw

A metal pin with a raised twisted part and a sharp end used for fastening things together.

Often appears as...

To use a screw to fasten something to something else.

Often appears as...

To turn something in a circular motion, like you do with a screw.

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In informal English, to cheat or treat someone unfairly.

Usage tips

In prison slang, a prison officer or guard.

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To apply pressure or use influence on someone to make them agree to something.

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Types of Screws

Not Always Metal

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