eat shit
An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Tell him to eat shit for lying to me.”
“After the boss blamed me for his own mistake, I told him to eat shit and walked out.”
“The disgruntled employee finally reached his breaking point, shouting at the manager to eat shit before storming out of the office for the last time.”
The expression entered English as a calque of the Spanish phrase *comer mierda*, which translates literally to "to eat shit." The idiom originated in the context of Cuban Spanish, where the phrase functions as a colloquialism for the act of wasting time.
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and shit
Used after one or more listed objects, attributes or processes to indicate additional others.
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beat the shit out of
To beat (someone) severely.
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bite to eat
A snack or quick meal.
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does the Pope shit in the woods
Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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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.
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dumb shit
Alternative spelling of dumbshit.
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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.
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eat and leave no crumbs
Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).
Last updated August 10, 2026