eat shit

Verb (1)

eat shit (third-person singular simple present eats shit, present participle eating shit, simple past ate shit, past participle eaten shit)

1. (slang, vulgar) To fall and land on one's face.
   • The sidewalk was icy, so I ate shit after leaving my house.
   • Finally, for my 13th birthday, I got a skateboard — a Black Knight with those cool black urethane wheels. I cut my teeth on that board — and ate shit on it many, many times.2009, Laura Thornhill, The Skateboarder's Journal - Lives on Board

   Synonyms:

   faceplant

2. (slang, vulgar) To experience a catastrophic breakdown.
3. (humorous, slang, vulgar) To do something disgusting or strongly undesirable.
4. (slang, vulgar) To be soundly defeated.
   • When he started insulting people's mothers, the bouncer made him eat shit.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, shit.

Interjection

1. (idiomatic, vulgar) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
   • Eat shit! I’m not giving you any more money!

   Synonyms:

   fuck you, go fuck yourself

Verb (2)

eat shit (third-person singular simple present eats shit, present participle eating shit, simple past ate shit, past participle eaten shit)

1. (Florida, US, slang, vulgar) To do nothing of importance; to idle.