Screw the pooch
以極其丟臉的方式失敗,強調(diào)失敗的可笑和羞辱性。
用于形容徹底且難堪的失敗,語氣粗俗但生動。
英文釋義
To fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
例句
The team screwed the pooch in the final match, losing 10-0 to a weak opponent.
典故來源
同上,源自軍事俚語,強調(diào)失敗時的狼狽和尷尬。