screw it
Expression of frustration or contempt.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I cannot fix this, so screw it, I am going home.”
“After trying to assemble the furniture for three hours, he finally said screw it and called a professional.”
“Faced with the endless bureaucracy and the futility of his efforts, he decided to say screw it and abandon the project entirely.”
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put the screws
To apply pressure and coercion.
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screw off
To fail to do one's work; to goof off.
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screw the pooch
to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
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screw this
A much less offensive version of fuck this.
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screw you
less offensive version of fuck you.
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screwed up
Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable.
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screwed, blued and tattooed
Placed in a perplexing, very difficult situation, especially a situation in which one has been unjustly victimized.
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turn of the screw
One step in a gradual imposition of restrictions.
Last updated August 10, 2026