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tell someone where to shove it

To express extreme anger, disgust, or hatred toward someone.

Etymology:

  • Euphemistic allusion to the expression shove it up your ass.
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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.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

Additional definitions for 'tell someone where to shove it':

tell someone where to shove itUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see tell,‎ someone,‎ where,‎ shove,‎ it.
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