Screw the pooch Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈskɹu/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈputʃ

SKROO thuh POOCH

UK

skɹˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈuːtʃ

sk-ROO thuh POOCH

التعريف

A slang expression meaning to make a serious mistake or to do something very badly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal, considered slang and can be mildly vulgar. Most often used in US English. Do not use in formal writing or professional settings. Commonly appears as 'really screwed the pooch' for emphasis.

• Spanish: meter la pata - arruinarlo
• Portuguese (BR): pisar na bola - estragar tudo
• Portuguese (PT): estragar tudo - meter a pata
• Chinese (Simplified): 搞砸了
• Chinese (Traditional): 搞砸了
• Hindi: सब गड़बड़ कर देना
• Arabic: خرب كل شيء
• Bengali: বিরাট ভুল করা - ব্যাপক গন্ডগোল করা
• Russian: облажаться - крупно напортачить
• Japanese: 大失敗する - しくじる
• Vietnamese: phạm sai lầm lớn - làm hỏng (mọi thứ)
• Korean: 완전히 망치다 - 큰 실수하다
• Turkish: berbat etmek - tam anlamıyla batırmak
• Urdu: بہت بڑی غلطی کرنا - معاملہ گڑبڑ کرنا
• Indonesian: membuat kesalahan besar - benar-benar mengacau

جمل نموذجية

He screwed the pooch on the exam and failed.

basic

If you don't follow the instructions, you'll screw the pooch.

basic

They really screwed the pooch on that project.

basic

Yeah, we were doing fine until someone screwed the pooch.

natural

You really screwed the pooch this time, man.

natural

Let’s just say he screwed the pooch and leave it at that.

natural