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tells someone where to shove it

tells someone where to shove it is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Tells someone where to shove it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tell someone where to shove it.

Words near tells someone where to shove it in the dictionary

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

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