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shits the bed

shits the bed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shit the bed.

Meaning of shit the bed

Verb

shit the bed (third-person singular simple present shits the bed, present participle shitting the bed, simple past and past participle shit the bed or shat the bed)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    wet the bed
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shit, bed.

Questions about shits the bed

What is shits the bed the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shits the bed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shit the bed.

Words near shits the bed in the dictionary

  1. shits off
  2. shits on
  3. shits one's pants
  4. shits oneself
  5. shits out
  6. shits the bed
  7. shits up
  8. shits upon
  9. shits with
  10. shits-and-giggles
  11. shits-and-grins

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