give someone the shits

Definitions

1. 1

   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!
   • ‘You give me the shits,’ I stammered, sick with anger. ‘You give me the shits.’
   • “You know the Aussies are shit and they give me the shits. My taxi, when they come, I say, fuck you. I never let them in. You Indians are good people. Are you here for business or for pleasure?″
2. 2

   To creep someone out

   To creep someone out; to scare someone.

   • Can you stop perching on the cliff ledge? You're giving me the shits!
   • This feeling of being the last man on earth is giving me the shits.
   • He saw the driver shut off the power, and stare upwards in horror, and that really gave him the shits[…]
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   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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