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The triumphant counterclockwise undoing of whatever clockwise once committed.

means To loosen or remove something by turning it in the opposite direction from how it was fastened.

from A plainspoken English mashup: the negating prefix un- bolted onto screw, which traces to Latin scrofa, sow, for the corkscrew curl of a pig's tail.

Direction ruleLefty loosey, righty tighty, almost universally.
Rare reversalSome bike pedals unscrew clockwise to resist pedaling forces.
Figurative useMeans to calm down, as in unscrew yourself.
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