shit the bed
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shit the bed
verb shits the bed · shitting the bed · shit the bed · shat the bed
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Of a person or thing, to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion or to be up early getting work done or showing up early when times before you have been late.
“[H]ow was I supposed to know Dan Marino would shit the bed and lose that game by nineteen points?”
Similar: wet the bed
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shit, bed.
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verb to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion
| Deutsch | verkacken |
|---|---|
| Русский | обосраться obosratʹsja, опростоволоситься oprostovolositʹsja |
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