screw the pooch
to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
pooch
/puːt͡ʃ/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
old, plastic, playful, trying
VERB + POOCH
breed, doesn't, named, playing
POOCH + NOUN
piper, shoulder, underdog
PREP.
in, out, since, with
ADV.
ever, once
Definitions
noun
1
A dog.
She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.
My thoughts are disturbed by a man and pooch trying to get off the front of the train. Despite hitting the door button, they refused to open.
2
A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.
noun
1
A bulge, an enlarged part.
There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.
2
A distended or swelled condition.
Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.
3
The lower belly region; often in reference to the stubborn fat stored in the abdominal area.
See also: paunch
verb
1
To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.
Inflate that tire too much and the tube may pooch out of the cut in the sidewall.
There were rustling sounds from the tent and the sides pooched out as if they were trying to stand up.
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Idioms & Phrases
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She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.
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My thoughts are disturbed by a man and pooch trying to get off the front of the train. Despite hitting the door button, they refused to open.
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The pup wasn’t only the same breed as her pooch, Piper, but the same color as well.
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There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.
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Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.
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See also: paunch
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, pooch is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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