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screw it

idiom
Meaning

Expression of frustration or contempt.


Examples
SIMPLE

I cannot fix this, so screw it, I am going home.

CONTEXTUAL

After trying to assemble the furniture for three hours, he finally said screw it and called a professional.

COMPLEX

Faced with the endless bureaucracy and the futility of his efforts, he decided to say screw it and abandon the project entirely.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    screw off

    To fail to do one's work; to goof off.

  2. 02

    screw the pooch

    to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.

  3. 03

    screw this

    A much less offensive version of fuck this.

  4. 04

    screw you

    less offensive version of fuck you.

  5. 05

    turn of the screw

    One step in a gradual imposition of restrictions.

  6. 06

    turn the screw

    To increase the pressure of a situation.

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