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screwed the pooch

screwed the pooch is the simple past and past participle of screw the pooch.

Meaning of screw the pooch

Verb

screw the pooch (third-person singular simple present screws the pooch, present participle screwing the pooch, simple past and past participle screwed the pooch)

  1. (idiomatic) to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.

Questions about screwed the pooch

What is screwed the pooch the simple past and past participle of?
Screwed the pooch is the simple past and past participle of screw the pooch.

Words near screwed the pooch in the dictionary

  1. screwed and chopped
  2. screwed around
  3. screwed back
  4. screwed off
  5. screwed over
  6. screwed the pooch
  7. screwed up
  8. screwed up one's courage
  9. screwed with
  10. screwed, blued and tattooed
  11. screwed, glued and tattooed

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