The computer crashed again, so I said, screw this, and turned it off.
screw this
idiomA much less offensive version of fuck this.
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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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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turn of the screw
One step in a gradual imposition of restrictions.
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turn the screw
To increase the pressure of a situation.