I have spent the day giving and grading midterms. A student who scored a B on his first quiz bombed the midterm: 41%. He asked how he did and my first thought was, "Well, you screwed the pooch on this one..."
Of course, I didn't say it and even if I had he wouldn't have understood the vulgar meaning. Later I wondered, "Where does that phrase come from?"
By the power of Google I found the answer in less than 10 seconds. Reading that it came from The Right Stuff made it sensible that I'd remember it; I loved that movie.
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