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screws the pooch

screws the pooch is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 screws the pooch

What is screws the pooch the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Screws the pooch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of screw the pooch.

Words near screws the pooch in the dictionary

  1. screws back
  2. screws loose
  3. Screws of the World
  4. screws off
  5. screws over
  6. screws the pooch
  7. screws up
  8. screws up one's courage
  9. screws with
  10. screws, nuts and bolts
  11. screwstem

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