put the shits up someone en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(UK, slang, vulgar) To scare someone, or give them a fright.
He would put the shits up me by phoning me in the middle of the night
2000, James Berryman, A Sting In The Tail, page 165:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| put the shits up someone | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put the shits up someone | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| putting the shits up someone | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puts the shits up someone | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |