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when the shit hits the fanA reference to the messy consequences of a secret or private situation becoming public.Rate it:

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hits pretty close to homehaving a direct personal effect on you.Rate it:

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the rubber hits the roadAlternative form of the rubber meets the roadRate it:

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fan the fireOne can fan the fire in challenging situations by criticizing, rebuking or strongly disagreeing.Rate it:

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fan the flamesTo intensify something; to worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances.Rate it:

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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.Rate it:

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fair weather fanA fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are preforming well.Rate it:

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fan danceTo perform such a dance.Rate it:

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fan danceThe incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.Rate it:

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fan danceA stage performance or striptease in which a female entertainer disrobes while dancing with large hand-held fans that are alternately used to conceal and provide glimpses of her erogenous body regions.Rate it:

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fan danceA dance performance incorporating the artful use of fans.Rate it:

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fan de putainMarque emphatiquement la surprise, le dépit, la colère, l’indignation, l’admiration, etc.Rate it:

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fan outto spread out into the shape of a fanRate it:

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hit the fanTo have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.Rate it:

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a shit loadA large quantity of somethingRate it:

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don't get your shit hot!A Stern, Serious, Unequivocal Warning; . . . . . . . "Don't Get 'Short', 'Testy', 'HOT', 'Angry', 'Impatient, 'Demanding' with ME!Rate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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give a shitTo care, often used in the negative.Rate it:

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hot shitAn exceptionally impressive person or thingRate it:

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King Shit of Turd IslandA person with pretensions of great importance.Rate it:

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piece of shitA despicable person.Rate it:

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scare the shit out of somebodyscare somebody very badlyRate it:

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shit happensBad things happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.Rate it:

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shit on a shinglesausage gravy on toastRate it:

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shit or get off the canAlternative form of shit or get off the pot.Rate it:

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take a shitTo defecate.Rate it:

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think one's shit doesn't stinkTo be arrogant or snobbish; to feel superior to others.Rate it:

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you'll shit and fall in itUsed as a response to someone's plan of action. basically assuring them you won't let them and it could result in a physical altercation.Rate it:

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does the Pope shit in the woodsRhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.Rate it:

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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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a load of shit(Not synonymous with “a shit load”.) Explanation: an untruth; an exaggeration; Syn: bullshit; horse shit.Rate it:

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holy shitExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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piece of shitUsed other than as an idiom: A chunk of excrement.Rate it:

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shit in someone's CheeriosTo ruin one's day.Rate it:

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shit yourself!Admonition; "Don't Shit Yourself' . . . 'Don't! . . . . kid/deceive/fail/fool/disappoint. . . . . YOURSELF!,Rate it:

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shoot the shitTo chat casually; to gossip.Rate it:

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up shit's creek without a paddleAlternative form of up shit creek.Rate it:

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King Shit of Fuck MountainAn important person within a small domain.Rate it:

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and shitUsed after a noun or list of nouns in place of "etc".Rate it:

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happy as a pig in slop/happy as a pig in shitExtremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.Rate it:

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eat shitUsed other than as an idiom: see eat, shit.Rate it:

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does a bear shit in the woodsRhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.Rate it:

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shit offannoyRate it:

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shit onto treat very badly.Rate it:

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do bears shit in the woodsAlternative form of does a bear shit in the woodsRate it:

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eat shitTo fall and land on one's face.Rate it:

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shit offfuck offRate it:

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shit out of luckCompletely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.Rate it:

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shit one's pantsTo be extremely frightened.Rate it:

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dumb shitAlternative spelling of dumbshit.Rate it:

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