screw this
A much less offensive version of fuck this.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The computer crashed again, so I said, screw this, and turned it off.”
“After waiting in line for three hours, he finally decided, screw this, and walked out of the store.”
“Realizing that the project was fundamentally flawed and impossible to complete, she muttered, screw this, and closed her laptop for the night.”
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put the screws
To apply pressure and coercion.
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screw it
Expression of frustration or contempt.
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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 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