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  1. 10-Jan-2011, 18:09 #1
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    Question idiom origin

    What is the origin of the idiom "screw the pooch?" Thanks
  2. 12-Jan-2011, 18:07 #2
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    Default Re: idiom origin

    You could find the information you are looking for on Wiktionary.
  3. 13-Jan-2011, 08:31 #3
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    Default Re: idiom origin

    Apparently, the term comes from Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff:
    Wordorigins.org Discussion Forums | Screw the pooch
  4. 19-Feb-2011, 05:26 #4
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    Default Re: idiom origin

    The American slang phrase f**k the dog means to waste time. Screw the pooch is a gentrification.
    Last edited by probus; 21-Feb-2011 at 05:34.
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