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screw you

idiom
Meaning

less offensive version of fuck you.


Examples
SIMPLE

I am done with your lies, screw you.

CONTEXTUAL

After he stole my idea and took all the credit, I told him, screw you.

COMPLEX

When the manager refused to pay the workers their earned wages, they walked out and shouted, screw you.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    screw it

    Expression of frustration or contempt.

  2. 02

    screw off

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

  3. 03

    screw the pooch

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

  4. 04

    screw this

    A much less offensive version of fuck this.

  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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