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screw over

verb

  1. to treat someone unfairly and badly, put or leave in a bad situation
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. To cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.

    I would have won the game but you screwed me over when I landed on Mayfair.

    If you didn't betray your most reliable ally just so you could win in a game of soccer, you wouldn't have screwed yourself over by getting reprimanded and disqualified in front of everyone.