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eat my shorts

idiom
Meaning

An irreverent rebuke or dismissal.


Origin

first recorded 20th c.

Popularized by the TV series The Simpsons (1989), where it is a catchphrase of Bart Simpson.

Examples
SIMPLE

If you think I am doing your chores, you can eat my shorts.

CONTEXTUAL

When the bully demanded my lunch money, I told him to eat my shorts and walked away.

COMPLEX

The defiant teenager looked at the strict headmaster and told him to eat my shorts before storming out of the office.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bite to eat

    A snack or quick meal.

  2. 02

    don't shit where you eat

    One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.

  3. 03

    eat an elephant one bite at a time

    To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

  4. 04

    eat and leave no crumbs

    Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).

  5. 05

    eat away

    To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.

  6. 06

    eat crow

    To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

  7. 07

    eat dirt

    To eat humble pie.

  8. 08

    eat for two

    To be pregnant

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