give someone the shits
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give someone the shits
verb gives someone the shits · giving someone the shits · gave someone the shits · given someone the shits
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To annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.
Can you stop sending me text messages at two in the morning? You're giving me the shits!
Similar: boil someone's piss, piss off, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle
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To creep someone out; to scare someone.
Can you stop perching on the cliff ledge? You're giving me the shits!
Similar: scare the shit out of, alarm, affright, appall, dismay, fray, frighten, grill, give someone the shits, harrow, horrify, make someone's blood run cold
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: cause diarrhea. Can you stop ignoring the health code requirements for commercial kitchens? You're giving everyone the shits!
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verb vulgar: to annoy someone intensely
| 中文 | 氣死 /气死 qìsǐ |
|---|---|
| Português | chatear, irritar |
| Français | faire chier, emmerder, casser les couilles, les briser menues, courir sur le haricot, enquiquiner |
| Русский | заёбывать zajóbyvatʹ, заеба́ть zajebátʹ |
verb vulgar: to frighten someone
| 中文 | 讓……毛骨悚然 /让……毛骨悚然 ràng... máogǔsǒngrán, 嚇死 /吓死 xiàsǐ |
|---|---|
| Português | dar arrepios, causar arrepios |
| Français | foutre les jetons, flanquer les miquettes, faire peur, effrayer |
| Русский | напуга́ть до усра́чки napugátʹ do usráčki |
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