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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.Rate it:

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back-to-back-to-backsequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.Rate it:

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screw the poochTo screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.Rate it:

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Have a Screw LooseTo act in an odd, foolish manner, to behave silly and weirdRate it:

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have a screw looseA phrase meaning that the subject is insane or irrational.Rate it:

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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screw aroundTo make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.Rate it:

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screw itscrew itRate it:

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screw offTo remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.Rate it:

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screw offTo fail to do one's work; to goof off.Rate it:

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screw offTo go away at someone's urging; to bugger off.Rate it:

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screw offTo urge someone to leave.Rate it:

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screw overTo cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.Rate it:

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screw thisscrew thisRate it:

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screw upTo raise or summon up.Rate it:

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screw upTo blunder; to make a mistake.Rate it:

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screw upTo make a mess of; to ruin.Rate it:

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screw upTo squint.Rate it:

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screw upTo twist into a contorted state.Rate it:

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screw upTo raise to extortionate levels.Rate it:

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screw upTo tighten or secure with screws.Rate it:

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screw withTo fiddle with; to tinker.Rate it:

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screw withTo mess with; to have on; to trick.Rate it:

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screw youA less offensive version of fuck you.Rate it:

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screw-offThe ability to be removed by unscrewing (screwing off)Rate it:

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screw-offSomeone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off.Rate it:

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screw-upAlternative spelling of screwup.Rate it:

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turn the screwTo increase the pressure of a situationRate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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bare backRiding a horse without a saddle.Rate it:

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be glad to see the back ofTo be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.Rate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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but, satisfaction brought it backa common rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat"Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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circle backTo revisit a topic, concept or idea after having put it on the back burner; to return to a place or locationRate it:

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dial backTo reduce; to restrain.Rate it:

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Eyes in the Back of Your HeadTo be able to imagine and feel what is happening behind or outside of one's field of visionRate it:

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have someone's backTo be prepared and willing to support or defend (someone).Rate it:

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hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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look backTo look behind oneself.Rate it:

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Straw that Broke Camel's BackOne last mistake leading to previous calamity or trouble, not able to bear more than one’s capacity,Rate it:

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walk backUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, back.Rate it:

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you scratch my back and i'll scratch yoursIf you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.Rate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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put backTo return something to it's original place.Rate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

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