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fuck over

B2 slang separable transitive
In simple words

To treat someone very badly or cheat them in a way that causes them real harm.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic slang

To treat someone in a deeply unfair way, especially through deliberate deception or exploitation.

"The company fucked over its employees by cancelling their pensions at the last minute."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic slang

To betray someone's trust, especially in a business or personal relationship, causing them significant loss.

"His business partner fucked him over by selling their shared assets without warning."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Always transitive. Implies a deliberate act of betrayal, exploitation, or deception rather than an accidental harm. Strongly vulgar. Common in American English.

Commonly used with

really completely the workers his partner the deal

Forms

Base
fuck over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fucks over
he/she/it
Past simple
fucked over
yesterday
Past participle
fucked over
have + pp
-ing form
fucking over
continuous

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Synonyms

screw over shaft betray double-cross stitch up cheat

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