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telling someone where to shove it

telling someone where to shove it is the present participle and gerund of tell someone where to shove it.

Meaning of tell someone where to shove it

Verb

tell someone where to shove it (third-person singular simple present tells someone where to shove it, present participle telling someone where to shove it, simple past and past participle told someone where to shove it)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tell, someone, where, shove, it.
  2. (colloquial, euphemistic, idiomatic, vulgar) To express extreme anger, disgust, or hatred toward someone.
    • They're either telling you where to shove it, if you're winning, or telling you where they'd like to shove it given half the chance.2012, Lou Wakefield, Hot to Trot, →ISBN

Questions about telling someone where to shove it

What is telling someone where to shove it the present participle and gerund of?
Telling someone where to shove it is the present participle and gerund of tell someone where to shove it.

Words near telling someone where to shove it in the dictionary

  1. telling noses
  2. telling of
  3. telling off
  4. telling on
  5. telling someone where to get off
  6. telling someone where to shove it
  7. telling tales
  8. telling tales out of school
  9. telling the time
  10. telling the truth
  11. telling the truth and shaming the devil

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