call someone everything but a child of God en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang) To call someone many abusive names.
That I have been called everything but a child of God; from witch to rebel to Jezebel and the list goes on God, and to make matters worse, I am a woman!
2007, Elizabeth Derry, Lucifer Is Not Satan (book 1, page 161)He would call me everything but a child of God. I was broken down in so many ways.
2015, Shell Matlock, Test and Trials of a Tired Woman:And her cursing was not helping the situation at all. Willie didn't think it was an image a lady should have. But she'd gotten it off her chest doing so. Sam had been called everything but a child of God in the process.
2011, Grady Abrams, Conscience of the Company, page 100:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calling someone everything but a child of God | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| calls someone everything but a child of God | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| called someone everything but a child of God | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| called someone everything but a child of God | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
call someone every name in the book · name-calling · call names