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I. shit [ʃɪt] inf! N

1. shit no pl (faeces):

shit: Scheiße f <-> coarse

shit: Kacke f <-> coarse

dog shit: Hundescheiße f <-> kein pl coarse

dog shit: Hundekacke f inf

to have [or Am take] a shit: scheißen <scheißt, schiss, geschissen>

2. shit (diarrhoea):

the shits pl: Dünnschiss m <-es> kein pl coarse

the shits pl: Dünnpfiff m <-(e)s> kein pl CH inf

the shits pl: Durchfall m kein pl

3. shit no pl (nonsense):

shit: Scheiße m <-> coarse

shit: Quatsch m <-(e)s> inf

a load of shit: ein einziger Mist coarse

a load of shit: ein Haufen m Scheiße coarse

4. shit no pl (flak):

shit: Anschiss m <-es, -e> sl

Nicky gets a lot of shit from his parents: Nicky muss sich von seinen Eltern ganz schön was anhören inf

5. shit no pl (unfairness):

shit: Ungerechtigkeit f <-, -en>

Jackie doesn't take any shit from anyone: Jackie lässt sich von niemandem was gefallen inf

6. shit no pl Am (anything):

he doesn't know shit about what's going on: er hat keinen blassen Schimmer, was los ist inf

7. shit no pl esp Am (things):

shit: Zeug nt <-(e)s> kein pl inf

quit doing that shit: hör auf, so einen Quatsch zu machen inf

8. shit offens (contemptible person):

shit: Scheißkerl m <-s, -e> coarse

shit: Arschloch nt <-(e)s, -löcher> coarse

little shit: kleines Arschloch

9. shit no pl (cannabis):

shit: Haschisch nt <-(s)>

Phrases:

to beat [or kick][or knock] the shit out of sb: jdn zu Hackfleisch machen coarse

to beat [or kick][or knock] the shit out of sb: jdm die Eier polieren coarse

big shit!: scheißegal! coarse

to be up shit[s] creek [without a paddle]: [tief] in der Scheiße stecken coarse

eat shit! Am: leck mich am Arsch! coarse

go eat shit!: verpiss dich! coarse

[the] shit flies [or hits the fan]: es gibt Ärger

if Dad finds out how much money you've spent, the shit will really hit the fan: wenn Papa rausfindet, wie viel Geld du ausgegeben hast, dann kannst du dich auf was gefasst machen inf

to frighten [or scare] the shit out of sb: jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to get one's shit together esp Am inf!: besser werden

to get one's shit together esp Am inf!: sich acc zusammenreißen

to give sb the shits Aus: jdn ärgern

to not give a shit about sth/sb: sich acc einen Dreck um etw/jdn scheren coarse

I couldn't give a shit [about] what happens to her now: es ist mir scheißegal, was jetzt mit ihr passiert coarse

to have shit for brains: nur Stroh im Kopf haben inf

to have one's shit together esp Am approv: etw zustande bringen

no shit!: tatsächlich? a. iron

to shoot the shit Am: plaudern

II. shit [ʃɪt] inf! INTERJ

shit: Scheiße <-> coarse

III. shit <-tt-, shit [or Brit a. shat] [or shitted], shit [or Brit a. shat] [or shitted]> [ʃɪt] inf! VB intr

shit: scheißen <scheißt, schiss, geschissen> coarse

to need to shit: dringend müssen inf

to shit on sb esp Am fig sl: jdn wie Dreck behandeln inf

IV. shit <-tt-, shit [or Brit a. shat] [or shitted], shit [or Brit a. shat] [or shitted]> [ʃɪt] inf! VB trans

1. shit esp Am (scare):

to shit bricks [or a brick]: zu Tode erschrocken sein inf

to shit bricks [or a brick]: sich dat vor Angst in die Hosen machen

to shit oneself: sich dat in die Hosen machen

2. shit vulg sl (bullshit):

to shit sb: jdn verarschen coarse

V. shit [ʃɪt] inf! ADV

to be shit out of luck inf!: ein Scheißpech haben coarse

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shit VB

to shit the bed vulg idiom: etwas verkacken vulg

to shit the bed vulg idiom: Scheiße bauen vulg

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shit N

no shit, Sherlock! (really?!) sl: ach wirklich! iron

ˈshit-faced ADJ inf!

shit-faced: stockbesoffen inf

hot ˈshit N no pl Am sl

to be hot shit: ein Ass nt sein inf

he thinks he's hot shit: er hält sich für einen tollen Hecht inf

ˈshit stir·ring N no pl Brit inf!

shit stirring: Denunzierung f <-, -en>

shit stirring: CH a. Denunziation f

ˈshit stir·rer N Brit inf!

shit stirrer: Denunziant(in) m (f) <-en, -en>

shit-eat·ing ˈgrin N Am inf!

shit-eating grin: überhebliches [o. arrogantes] Lächeln

to have [or wear] a shit-eating grin: überheblich lächeln

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ape shit N

to go ape shit [on sb arse [or esp Am ass]] sl: [bei jdm] ausrasten inf

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shit-eating grin N

shit-eating grin (full of smugness) inf!: selbstgefälliges Lächeln

Present
I	shit
you	shit
he/she/it	shits
we	shit
you	shit
they	shit

Past
I	shit / a. shat / shitted
you	shit / a. shat / shitted
he/she/it	shit / a. shat / shitted
we	shit / a. shat / shitted
you	shit / a. shat / shitted
they	shit / a. shat / shitted

Present Perfect
I	have	shit / a. shat / shitted
you	have	shit / a. shat / shitted
he/she/it	has	shit / a. shat / shitted
we	have	shit / a. shat / shitted
you	have	shit / a. shat / shitted
they	have	shit / a. shat / shitted

Past Perfect
I	had	shit / a. shat / shitted
you	had	shit / a. shat / shitted
he/she/it	had	shit / a. shat / shitted
we	had	shit / a. shat / shitted
you	had	shit / a. shat / shitted
they	had	shit / a. shat / shitted

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Jackie doesn't take any shit from anyone: Jackie lässt sich von niemandem was gefallen inf

to frighten [or scare] the shit out of sb: jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to not give a shit about sth/sb: sich acc einen Dreck um etw/jdn scheren coarse

to be shit out of luck inf!: ein Scheißpech haben coarse

to get the shit-end of the stick Am inf!: immer [nur] den schlechten Rest abbekommen

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