the shit out of

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English

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Adverb

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the shit out of (not comparable)

  1. (vulgar) To an intense degree.
    • 1978, Michael Blankfort, Take the A train[1], page 183:
      Not only was San Juan Joe somewhere out there — and it sure boiled the shit out of me to think of him — but there was something sad about the two of us.
    • 1996, Bruce Jay Friedman, A Father's Kisses[2], page 170:
      " [] They expected you to be a snob, but you came across as a modest guy and charmed the shit out of them."
    • 2013, Stephen Humphrey Bogart, The Remake: As Time Goes By[3], Untreed Reads, →ISBN:
      Call your press conferences. Organize boycotts. Sue the shit out of me. You're gonna do for free what I would have paid you for, shit-for-brains.
    • 2015, J.L. Berg, The Ready Series: The Boxed Set:[4]:
      " [] Besides, I'm pretty proficient with living the shit out of my life, thank you very much."

Usage notes

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  • Formerly used only with verbs of physical assault like beat.
  • Can be used with almost any transitive verb.

Synonyms

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