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on someone's bullshit

on someone's bullshit

9.9
Acting dishonestly to hide the truth or avoid responsibility
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : (vulg.) estar en sus pendejadas
  • She was clearly on her bullshit during the interview, making up answers as she went along.

Examples

  • Whenever he's late, he's always on his bullshit with some unbelievable excuse.

  • You can tell when she’s on her bullshit because her stories always have too many holes in them.

  • Stop on your bullshit and tell me what really happened last night.

  • Stop being on someone's bullshit!

  • I can't believe she's on someone's bullshit again!

  • She was clearly on her bullshit during the meeting, trying to dodge questions and avoid accountability.

  • Whenever he starts to act on his bullshit, I know he's trying to hide the truth from us.

Synonyms

to fake
vson someone's bullshit
217 4.8

To pretend you know something when you do not

is focused on avoiding responsibility or hiding truth rather than mere pretending
to bull
vson someone's bullshit
  • Slang
79 9.3

To speak in a way that tries to trick someone

is used to avoid responsibility or hide truth rather than general bluffing
to bullshit
vson someone's bullshit
  • Offensive
42 9.3

To speak in a way that is not honest to trick people or make yourself look good

is more about evasive behavior to avoid responsibility or hide truth
to gloss
vson someone's bullshit
23 8.0

To make something sound better to hide problems

is general deceptive behavior, not only making excuses or flattering
to live a lie
vson someone's bullshit
  • Informal
22 7.2

To hide the truth about yourself by pretending something else is true

is more about evasive acts to avoid blame rather than long concealment
to equivocate
vson someone's bullshit
7 9.9

To use unclear words to avoid giving a direct answer or telling the truth

is similar but key centers on hiding responsibility rather than ambiguity
to prevaricate
vson someone's bullshit
  • Formal
3 9.1

To avoid giving a direct answer to hide the truth

is about evasive speech but with stronger aim to escape responsibility
to be a weasel
vson someone's bullshit
  • Offensive
1 9.7

To avoid blame by lying or being tricky

is deceit aimed at avoiding responsibility or hiding the truth
to play false
vson someone's bullshit
1 8.1

To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself

is about deception mainly to escape blame or hide truth
to fudge one's way out
vson someone's bullshit
  • Informal
9.1

To avoid taking responsibility by lying or being vague

is evasive to avoid responsibility rather than general lying
to concoct an excuse
vson someone's bullshit
6.5

To make up a false reason to avoid blame

is broader deceitful behavior, not only making excuses to escape blame

Antonyms

honesty
365 1.0

Being truthful and fair in what you say and do

transparency
146 3.7

Being clear so people can see or understand how something works

How Honest

honest
∞ 1.0
insincere
19 4.2
on someone's bullshit
  • Offensive
9.9
deceptive
62 5.3

Surface Forms

on someone's bullshit positive

Morphology

on + someone's + bullshit

The noun 'bullshit' clearly signals false or insincere talk, so a learner who knows the words can guess the phrase relates to nonsense or deception. However, the prepositional framing 'on someone's bullshit' is colloquial and pragmatically variable (can mean going along with, being influenced by, or acting in line with someone's nonsense), so the precise meaning is not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

On someone's bullshit uses bullshit, a rude word for obvious lies or nonsense, and on to show someone is in that state. It paints the picture of a person talking or making excuses while not telling the truth, so it means 'behaving in a deceitful or insincere way'.