screw the pooch
idiomto make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
- 01
screw it
Expression of frustration or contempt.
- 02
screw off
To fail to do one's work; to goof off.
- 03
screw this
A much less offensive version of fuck this.
- 04
screw you
less offensive version of fuck you.
- 05
turn of the screw
One step in a gradual imposition of restrictions.
- 06
turn the screw
To increase the pressure of a situation.