screw someone out of something
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.
See also: of, out, screw
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
screw someone out of something
tv. to cheat someone of out something. You are trying to screw me out of what is rightfully mine!
See also: of, out, screw, someone, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (one) could use (something)
- cooking for one
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- get/put one over on somebody/something