Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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mustang01apr00

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December 12, 2007

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Screw The Pooch

  • December 12, 2007, 4:43am

Just wanted to make sure that we didn't confuse the two phrases:

Screw the Pooch = messing up, making a mistake, to fail the mission.
Dicking the Dog = wasting time, slacking

Although they look similar, we definitely use them in different scenarios in my Navy. ;-)

For instance, this is an appropriate sentence:

You screwed the pooch because you were dicking the dog. ;-)