shit the bed en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) Of a person or thing, to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion.
“[H]ow was I supposed to know Dan Marino would shit the bed and lose that game by nineteen points?”
2008, Dave Zeltserman, Small Crimes, →ISBN, page 41:“We're almost ready. If the damn copier doesn't shit the bed, that is.”
2013, Stephen King, Under the Dome, →ISBN, page 266:“Yep, I totally shit the bed on that exam. Guess I'll be sticking around this place for another year.”
2012, Tom Ryan, Way to Go, →ISBN, page 6:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shit, bed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shitting the bed | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shat the bed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shat the bed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| shits the bed | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| shit the bed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shit the bed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
Translations (13)
pl spieprzyć (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · tr sıçıp sıvamak (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · pl schrzaniać (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · pl spieprzać (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · pl partaczyć (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · pl spartaczyć (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · ru опростоволоситься (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · pl zawalić (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · tr sıçıp batırmak (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · pl schrzanić (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · pl zawalać (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · ru обосраться (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion) · de verkacken (to fail, often in a complete and irreparable fashion)