screw it

idiom

informal + impolite
: forget it
Screw it, I'm not waiting around forever.

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Simply align it and screw it on clockwise. Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025 But there’s something brewing here, the stirrings of something that could be really special … … if the organization doesn’t screw it up. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 9 June 2025 His only goal entering the season: Don’t be the one to screw it up. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025 My theory is that this sticky sucker is so tough to slice that the poor bakery employee said screw it. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for screw it

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“Screw it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw%20it. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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