Screwed up
Tanya: I met the broker yesterday.
Joyce: Did you? How did it go?
Tanya: We didn’t get it. Everyone in the company is blaming me.
Joyce: Why? They are the ones who screwed up.
Tanya: But I am the one who recommended dealing with the company.
Joyce: Anyway something didn’t feel right from the beginning. They just made fun of you.
Tanya: I have to find a solution whatever it takes to pay them back
Joyce: I don’t recommend you take it all on yourself.
Glossary
1. Screw up = mess up; ruin
Eg. Don’t hang out with those guys. They are all screwed up.
2. Something doesn’t feel right = something seems wrong
This is like the expression “something fishy”
eg. I think there’s something fishy going on here – which means “I am suspicious of something here”; “Something seems wrong here”.
3. Do whatever it takes – Do whatever you can, no matter what it takes.
eg. I want to stop her being addicted to alcohol, whatever it takes.
4.Take it all on oneself - take all the responsibility oneself.
A: My father had to take care of all the debts when his company went bust last year
B: that must have been a lot to take on by himself
Cf. with other expressions using “take”.
Take something for granted - to not appreciate something.
Take it out on = wreak one’s anger on someone.
Take your time – do something slowly, don’t rush.
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