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An unpleasant event or situation, such as a long lasting and unsettled quarrel or recurring acts of vengeance preventing two people or two groups from reaching any kind of reconciliation.
Compare: [BAD BLOOD].
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. bad shit
[bad shit] {n.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
An unpleasant event or situation, such as a long lasting and unsettled quarrel or recurring acts of vengeance preventing two people or two groups from reaching any kind of reconciliation.
There is so much bad shit between the two gangs that I bet there will be more killings this year.
Compare: [BAD BLOOD].
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1. To be promiscuous.
2. To play at something without purpose, to mess around.
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. fuck around
[fuck around] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
1. To be promiscuous.
John fucks around with the secretaries.
2. To play at something without purpose, to mess around.
He doesn't accomplish anything, because he fucks around so much.
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To make a mess of something or oneself.
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. fuck up
[fuck up] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
To make a mess of something or oneself.
Because he was totally unprepared, he fucked up his exam.
He is so fucked up he doesn't know whether he is coming or going.
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A mess; a badly botched situation.
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To have someone at a disadvantage or in one's power.
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1. With great vigor.
2. {interj.}
Not so; untrue; indicates the speaker's lack of belief in what he heard.
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. like hell
[like hell] {adv.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
1. With great vigor.
As soon as they saw the cops, they ran like hell.
2. {interj.}
Not so; untrue; indicates the speaker's lack of belief in what he heard.
Like hell you're gonna bring me my dough!
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To bother; annoy; irritate.
- [pissed off] {adj.}
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. piss off
[piss off] {v.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
To bother; annoy; irritate.
You really piss me off when you talk like that.
- [pissed off] {adj.}
Why act so pissed off just because I made a pass at you?
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To hang around idly without accomplishing anything, to loaf about, to beat or hack around.
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. screw around
[screw around] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
To hang around idly without accomplishing anything, to loaf about, to beat or hack around.
You guys are no longer welcome here; all you do is screw around all day.
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To be in an uncomfortable predicament; to be in the dog-house; to be at a disadvantage.
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. have one's ass in a sling
[have one's ass in a sling] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
To be in an uncomfortable predicament; to be in the dog-house; to be at a disadvantage.
Al sure had his ass in a sling when the boss found out about his juggling the account.
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1. Go away!
2. To be lazy.
Compare: [BEAT IT], [GOOF OFF].
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. fuck off
[fuck off] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
1. Go away!
Can't you see you're bothering me? Fuck off!
2. To be lazy.
John said "I don't feel like working, so I'll fuck off today."
Compare: [BEAT IT], [GOOF OFF].
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