English Dictionary

screw off

動詞

口語 慣用表現

To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it. / (idiomatic, colloquial) To fail to do one's work; to goof off. / (idiomatic, colloquial) To leave; to bugger off.

日本語の意味

容器のふたなどをねじって開ける（取り外す）こと / （口語）仕事をサボる、怠けること / （口語）立ち去る、消え去る

If the jar is stuck, try to screw off the lid with a rubber grip.

瓶の蓋が固くて外れない場合は、ゴム製のグリップを使って蓋を回して外してみてください。

意味（1）

To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.

Hold it in two hands and screw off the lid. Set the lid down. Inside are pickled onions.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, colloquial) To fail to do one's work; to goof off.

When the boss wasn't around on the weekend they would sometimes screw off.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, colloquial) To leave; to bugger off.

I finished the work early so I screwed off.

screws off （ present singular third-person ）

screwing off （ participle present ）

screwed off （ participle past ）

screwed off （ past ）