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get (one's) shit together

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shit   (shĭt)   
v.   shit also shat (shāt), shit·ting, shits

v.   intr.
To defecate.
v.   tr.

  1. To defecate in.

  2. To tease or try to deceive.

n.  

  1. Excrement.

  2. The act or an instance of defecating.

  3. shits Diarrhea. Used with the.

    1. Something considered disgusting, of poor quality, foolish, or otherwise totally unacceptable.

    2. A mean or contemptible person.

  5. A narcotic or intoxicant, such as marijuana or heroin.

  6. Things; items.

  7. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.

  8. Insolent talk or behavior.

  9. Trouble or difficulty.

  10. A small or worthless amount: He doesn't know shit.

interj.  Used to express surprise, anger, or extreme displeasure.
Phrasal Verb(s):
shit onTo treat with malice or extreme disrespect.

Idiom(s):
get (one's) shit togetherTo get organized; put one's affairs or possessions in order.

Idiom(s):
give a shitTo care the least bit.

Idiom(s):
no shit

  1. Used to express disbelief.

  2. Used to express contemptuous acknowledgment of the obvious.


Idiom(s):
shit bricks/a brickTo become extremely worried or frightened.

Idiom(s):
up shit creek (without a paddle)In dire circumstances with no hope of help.

Idiom(s):
when the shit hits the fanWhen the situation goes awry; when trouble starts.

[Middle English shitten, probably from Old English -sciten (as in besciten, covered with excrement), past participle of *scītan, to defecate; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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