Royally Screwed
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 09:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Royally Screwed Getting screwed - in the sense of being at the receiving end of a whole bunch of badness - has its origins in carpentry. It's nothing to do with thumbscrews. It has everything to do with keeping a thing under pressure - or releasing it. Things can get literally screwed up or screwed down. If you are trying to clamp something with screws you are screwing something down. If you have a screw loose then your efforts will result in a screw-up. A screw-up in a steam locomotive shop may result in a most public screw-up somewhere along the line. read more