Talk:give someone shit

Deletion debate
The existence of "gives you any shit" implies this is just give + shit, where the latter has meanings our current entry lacks for it: verbal harrassment; and difficulty, lack of cooperation. &#x200b;—msh210℠ 18:37, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * We seem to lack the sense of shit "problem, difficult situation" (I'm in some serious shit). It's not the most sum of parts entry I've ever seen. Mglovesfun (talk) 19:29, 8 April 2010 (UTC)


 * This could include shit (7 “nonsense, bullshit”) or verbal harassment, but the first thing I think of is telling someone off or giving them a stern talking to (“I'll get shit from my dad when he finds out”). One can take shit, give it, dish it out, have enough of his shit, or whatever. In all cases, the meaning should be under shit n. —Michael Z. 2010-04-08 19:34 z 
 * AFAICT neither "nonsense" nor "verbal abuse" are synonymous with "problem/difficulty". Mglovesfun (talk) 16:42, 17 April 2010 (UTC)


 * It definitely narrows the range of shit to just a single meaning (trouble; difficulty) and therefore the phrase should be included. I also marked it as colloquial because slang implies it is used only by a particular group or industry. It's not an idiom, but the phrase rules out other meanings like "give someone poo"; "give someone a nasty person"; "give someone some stuff"; etc., and other choices of words would have to be used for those expressions. Facts707 05:39, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, you can give someone crap, hassle, agro, headaches, balls, bollocks, whatever really! Mglovesfun (talk) 15:42, 22 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete. Actually I changed my mind. I added a new sense to shit - a "strong rebuke". So now I can't tell if this means "give someone nonsense" or "give someone a strong rebuke". Since it doesn't narrow down the meanings sufficiently, the meaning is only clear from context, and thus delete. Facts707 13:09, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Deleted. I'm a little surprised this wasn't a stronger consensus. Nevertheless, fails unanimously. Mglovesfun (talk) 22:50, 24 May 2010 (UTC)