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screw off

verb
  1. To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
  2. To fail to do one's work; to goof off. (colloquial) · When the boss wasn't around on the weekend they would sometimes screw off.
  3. To leave; to bugger off. (colloquial) · I finished the work early so I screwed off.
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