Definition of shit the bed

shit the bed

1) screw up 2) not live up to your ability.
Man, I shit the bed on that test!

Last edited on Feb 09 2000. Submitted by Ted D. from Toronto, ON, Canada on Feb 09 2000.
to do bad. something is bad.
I wrote my last final yesterday, but I totally shit the bed.
That movie shit the bed.

Last edited on Dec 16 2001. Submitted by Derrick P. from Edmonton, AB, Canada on Dec 16 2001.
to royally screw up.
He totally shit the bed on that one.

Last edited on Jan 25 2002. Submitted by Ralph M. from Charlotte, NC, USA on Jan 25 2002.
to mess up something, or if something like a car stops working.
I got in an accident and my car shit the bed.

Last edited on May 18 2011. Submitted by David G. on Nov 24 2004.
to really mess something up
My crappy car just shit the bed.

Last edited on May 31 2005. Submitted by Tim M. from Milford, NH, USA on May 31 2005.

expression

To express surprise (UK).
- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
Last edited on Oct 05 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 05 2012.

verb

to die.
The old guy shit the bed before the ambulance got to the hospital.

Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Lloyd B. from Conover, NC, USA on Jun 14 2006.
To suffer some catastrophic failure.
My hard drive shit the bed.

Last edited on May 18 2011. Submitted by Lloyd B. from Conover, NC, USA on Jun 14 2006.
to defecate while laying in a bed.
Josh shit the bed.
- See more words with the same meaning: to defecate, poop, shit.
Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 29 2013.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
pratt	Definitions include: idiot, un-cool, not liked.
fancy	Definitions include: to be romantically interested in.
pumpkin positive	Definitions include: an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts, "which refers to the implication that a penlight shone into the patient's mouth would encounter a brain so small that the whole head would light up."
hen party	Definitions include: a bachelorette party.
tired and emotional	Definitions include: drunk.
fanny	Definitions include: external female genitalia.
shag	Definitions include: to have sex (with).
Barney	Definitions include: the police.
dingleberry	Definitions include: a lump of (usually dried) feces stuck in the hair / wool / fur / etc. near the anus of an animal, including a human.
wally	Definitions include: To be nerd, geek or loser.
gutted	Definitions include: upset, disappointed.
dust	Definitions include: to leave.
leave off	Definitions include: The same as ditto (British).
todger	Definitions include: a penis.
skive	Definitions include: to purposefully not attend school with no formal reason.
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Other terms relating to 'to defecate, poop, shit':
take a poop	Definitions include: to defecate; POOP.
blow mud	Definitions include: to defecate, usually diarrhea.
hang a root	Definitions include: to defecate.
throw the deuce	Definitions include: to defecate (based on pooping being #2)
squeeze out a Cleveland steamer	Definitions include: Defecate.
lay wolf bait	Definitions include: take a shit.
S, S & S	Definitions include: Shit, Shower and Shave.
give birth to a food baby	Definitions include: to defecate.
evacuate	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
*take a sht**	Definitions include: to defecate.
talk to a man about a mule	Definitions include: To defecate.
D-up	Definitions include: to defecate.
coil some rope	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
blast	Definitions include: something very fun.
squat a grump	Definitions include: to defecate.
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Other terms relating to 'bed':
bed	Definitions include: to have sex with someone.
bed head	Definitions include: messy hair from sleeping.
get up on the wrong side of the bed	Definitions include: a metaphorical act that causes a person to be in a bad mood.
in bed with	Definitions include: in collusion with.
wake up on the wrong side of the bed	Definitions include: to be in a bad mood.
Other terms relating to 'shit':
*act like (one's) sht doesn't stink**	Definitions include: to act superior.
*act like (one's) sht don't stink**	Definitions include: See act like (one's) shit doesn't stink.
*and sht**	Definitions include: used to emphasize the preceding statement.
*ape sht**	Definitions include: crazy.
*as sht**	Definitions include: "very".
*baby sht yellow**	Definitions include: offensive shade of yellow
*bag of sht**	Definitions include: a despicable person.
*beat seven shades of sht out of**	Definitions include: to beat severely.
*beat the sht out of**	Definitions include: to beat severely.
*beer shts**	Definitions include: foul-smelling loose stools experienced the day after heavy drinking.
*be like flies on sht**	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
*bored shtless**	Definitions include: extremely bored.
*bore shtless**	Definitions include: to make a person extremely bored.
*brick shthouse**	Definitions include: a large muscular person.
*brick sht house**	Definitions include: anything solid, sturdy, well-built.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
2-10, the	Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: Inclusive
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
all the rage	Definitions include: extremely popular.
along for the ride	Definitions include: taking a passive role.
around the corner where fudge is made	Definitions include: the bathroom.
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