screw up

verb

To tighten or secure with screws. (transitive)
To raise by turning a rotary handle. (transitive)
To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels. (transitive)
To raise or summon up. (transitive) · trying to screw up enough courage to ask her out
To twist into a contorted state. (transitive) · The baby screwed up his face and began to bawl.
To squint. (dated, transitive)
To make a mess of; to ruin. (colloquial, transitive)
To blunder; to make a mistake. (colloquial, intransitive)

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