Idiom
everything one touches turns to shit
Vulgar
Meaning
Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is so unlucky that everything he touches turns to shit.”
“After three failed business ventures in a row, he felt like everything he touches turns to shit.”
“Despite his best intentions, his career has been a series of disasters, leaving him to believe that everything he touches turns to shit.”
Examples
simple
“He is so unlucky that everything he touches turns to shit.”
contextual
“After three failed business ventures in a row, he felt like everything he touches turns to shit.”
complex
“Despite his best intentions, his career has been a series of disasters, leaving him to believe that everything he touches turns to shit.”
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