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screw you

Idioms  

  1. Go to hell, as in You won't help after all? Well, screw you! A euphemism for the still ruder fuck you, this slangy term dates from the mid-1900s.

Example Sentences

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He isn’t doing this to screw you over.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

“Imagine having a bad umpire who was out to screw you, as well. Now that was a problem.”

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2019

He left Trump with this message: “The media isn’t trying to screw you, because, to borrow a phrase, you’re not their type.”

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2019

This is the inherent contradiction of ridesharing: The situations it’s supposedly best for—easy commuting! traveling to the airport!—are also the ones in which an unexpected detour is most likely to screw you over.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2015

“Just put that behind you. If you worry about it, it’s gonna screw you up. It’s history.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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