give someone the shits
give someone the shits · gives someone the shits · gave someone the shits · given someone the shits · giving someone the shits
To annoy or frustrate someone to a great degreeTo annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.
Meaning
3 senses(Australia, colloquial, vulgar)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!
заёбыватьzajóbyvatʹ, заеба́тьzajebátʹ
(vulgar)To creep someone out; to scare someone.
Can you stop perching on the cliff ledge? You're giving me the shits!
напуга́ть до усра́чкиnapugátʹ do usráčki
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!
Translations
4 languagesРусский
vulgar: to annoy someone intensely:
vulgar: to frighten someone:
Forms
gives someone the shits, giving someone the shits, gave someone the shits, given someone the shits| Base form | give someone the shits · to give someone the shits |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gives someone the shits |
| Present participle | giving someone the shits |
| Past simple | gave someone the shits |
| Past participle | given someone the shits |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | give someone the shits |
| he, she, it | gives someone the shits |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | gave someone the shits |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have given someone the shits |
| he, she, it | has given someone the shits |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will give someone the shits |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle