What does screw the pooch mean?
Idiom Meaning:
to fail or make a serious mistake
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
A Clockwork Nebari (2000)
Time of Scene:
John Crichton: Shyeah. It’d totally screw the pooch, babe.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Shadow” (2010)
Time of Scene:
Dr. George Huang: She’s dangerous.
Chief of Detectives Muldrew: Is that your clinical opinion, Dr. Huang?
Dr. George Huang: Do you want me to use bigger words? Fine. She’s a psychopath with extremely violent tendencies.
Chief of Detectives Muldrew: Stop showing off. Bring her down for murder and I’ll back your play. But screw the pooch and I’m going to let the crap roll downhill.
Donald Cragen: They better crack her or we’re going to have a lot of shoveling to do.
The Right Stuff (1984)
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Gordon Cooper: You know something, Gus? I got me a new house, new furniture. Got me $25,000 a year on a magazine contract. Got me a Corvette. Got free lunch from one end of America to the other, and I ain’t even been up there yet.
Gus Grissom: Yeah, I noticed that.
Gordon Cooper: Oh, you noticed that, did you? Well I guess they’re just saving the best for last.
Gus Grissom: Yeah, I guess so, Hot Dog. Just be sure you don’t screw the pooch.
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