screw off
screw off · screws off · screwed off · screwing off
To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing itTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
» "Are you looking for trouble?" "Who, me?" "Yeah." "Screw off!"
Meaning
3 sensesTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
(colloquial, idiomatic)To fail to do one's work; to goof off.
When the boss wasn't around on the weekend they would sometimes screw off.
(colloquial, idiomatic)To leave; to bugger off.
I finished the work early so I screwed off.
Examples
1 sentences"Are you looking for trouble?" "Who, me?" "Yeah." "Screw off!"
Forms
screws off, screwing off, screwed off, screwed off| Base form | screw off · to screw off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | screws off |
| Present participle | screwing off |
| Past simple | screwed off |
| Past participle | screwed off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- screw upзробити помилку, помилятисяTo tighten or secure with screws.
- screw offTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
- screw backTo cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.
- screw overTo cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
- screw aroundTo make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.
- screw aboutSynonym of screw around.
- screw withTo fiddle with; to tinker; to affect negatively.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb