单词 | to give the shits |
释义 | > as lemmasto give (a person) the shits a. The state of being very annoyed or irritated. Frequently in to give (a person) the shits. In later use chiefly Australian and New Zealand. ΚΠ 1928 E. Hemingway Let. 23 Dec. (2015) III. 485 All this talk about how different the Elizabethan age was gives me the shits... I see one age going on all the time. 1944 P. Grant tr. J. Malaquais War Diary 65 ‘You give me the shits’ [Fr. Tu me fais chier!]—this is the universal expression, the key word. I swear that you never hear a word of frank comradeship. 1947 R. Briffault New Life Mr. Martin xi. 258 Fair gives me the shits, I tell yer. I don't want no one to tell me what must be done. 1974 A. Trocchi tr. J. Douassot Gana i. viii. 160 Everything is an excuse and excuses give me the shits. 1977 Women & Politics Conf. 1975 (Austral. Dept. of Prime Minister & Cabinet) I. 119/1 I think women have really got the shits about staying at home. 1985 R. G. Barrett You wouldn't be Dead for Quids (1986) 79 I suppose you must have the shits having to come back so soon. 2009 P. Barry Who wants to be Billionaire? 52 It gave his father the shits that we got so close. < as lemmas |
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