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to make shit of

to make shit of

1 9.9
Say someone's work or ideas are not important and make them feel small
  • phrasal verb
  • Offensive
: hacer mierda de
  • He always tries to make shit of other people’s achievements at work.

Examples

  • Stop making shit of everything—I worked hard on this project.

  • Please don’t make shit of my ideas before you’ve even heard them out.

  • Don't make shit of my efforts!

  • She always makes shit of his ideas.

  • He always tries to make shit of other people’s achievements at work.

  • Please don’t make shit of my ideas before you’ve even heard them out.

  • Stop making shit of everything—I worked hard on this project.

Synonyms

to make fun of
vsto make shit of
  • Offensive
392 2.3

Laugh at someone or say things that make them feel embarrassed

is more contempt-filled and expressed with vulgar language
to humiliate
vsto make shit of
  • Offensive
208 6.1

Make someone feel very ashamed and foolish, often in front of others

can be more vulgar and aims to show contempt rather than only shame
to disrespect
vsto make shit of
116 3.5

To show a lack of respect for someone

is a cruder, vulgar form that actively demeans worth
to ridicule
vsto make shit of
  • Offensive
90 4.6

To make someone look silly in a mean way so others laugh at them

is more vulgar and seeks to destroy perceived worth
to take down
vsto make shit of
  • Informal
82 5.1

To say cruel things to make people think less of someone

is cruder and focuses on belittling worth with vulgar tone
to belittle
vsto make shit of
52 5.0

To make someone or something seem not important

is more vulgar and shows stronger contempt to lower worth
to disparage
vsto make shit of
33 7.7

To speak badly about someone or something to show little respect

is harsher and uses vulgar language to show contempt
to degrade
vsto make shit of
29 5.1

To treat someone so they feel ashamed or less respected

is similar but delivered in a more vulgar, contemptuous way
to make a mockery of
vsto make shit of
26 6.7

To treat something as silly and show no respect

is more crude and aims to belittle with vulgar contempt
to deride
vsto make shit of
25 7.8

To make fun of someone in a cruel way

is rougher and uses cruder language to show contempt
to revile
vsto make shit of
  • Offensive
23 8.2

To say angry, insulting things about someone or something

is less purely angry and more vulgarly contemptuous to demean
to make game of
vsto make shit of
  • Offensive
4 8.0

Laugh at someone or treat something serious as a joke

is more vulgar and intends to show contempt rather than playfulness
to depreciate
vsto make shit of
2 6.5

Make a person or thing seem less important and less valuable

is more coarse and aims to belittle with vulgar insult
to rubbish
vsto make shit of
  • UK
2 7.4

To say bad things about someone or something and call it useless

is coarser and expresses contempt with vulgar belittling
to derogate
vsto make shit of
1 8.4

Say or do things that make someone seem less respected

is cruder and intends to demean with vulgar contempt
to take the pee out of
vsto make shit of
  • Offensive
9.9

Tease someone by making jokes about them

is less playful and more vulgarly contemptuous in intent

Antonyms

respect
374 2.8

A particular part or detail of something

to value
291 1.9

To think a person or thing is important

How Disrespectful

to humiliate
  • Offensive
208 6.1
to deride
25 7.8
to make shit of
  • Offensive
1 9.9
to belittle
52 5.0
to dismiss
296 3.0

Surface Forms

make shit of infinitive
made shit of past
made shit of past participle
making shit of present participle
makes shit of third person singular

Morphology

make + shit + of

There is a partly predictable link: 'shit' conveys worthlessness and 'make' can mean to cause or treat something as, so a learner who knows the words could plausibly infer 'treat as worthless'. However, the construction is colloquial/vulgar and the pragmatic sense of belittling rather than literally making something bad is idiomatic and register-specific, so full comprehension without exposure is not guaranteed.

Etymology

Make shit of uses a strong picture: to make something into shit, as if you turn it into dirty trash with no value. So, the phrase means 'to show little respect for' or 'to treat something as worthless'.