make shit of

verb

To ruin or destroy.

“My friend made shit of that CD she borrowed off me.”

OriginIrish caca dhéanamh de rud →
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Meanings

verbmake shit of (third-person singular simple present makes shit of, present participle making shit of, simple past and past participle made shit of)

present singular third person makes shit of · participle present making shit of · participle past made shit of · past made shit of

  1. IrelandcolloquialidiomatictransitivevulgarTo ruin or destroy.

    My friend made shit of that CD she borrowed off me.

Origin

  1. Irishcaca dhéanamh de rud
  2. Englishmake shit of

Calque of Irish caca dhéanamh de rud.

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