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to tell someone where to shove it

to tell someone where to shove it

9.9
Rudely say to someone that you want them to go away
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : mandar a alguien a la mierda
  • After Mark insulted her, she told him where to shove it and left the room.

Examples

  • If my boss talks to me like that again, I'll tell him where to shove it.

  • You can't just tell people where to shove it when you don't like their feedback.

  • Don't tell him where to shove it!

  • She told someone where to shove it during the argument.

  • When he refused to listen to my suggestion, I finally told him where to shove it.

  • After receiving constant criticism, she decided to tell her coworker where to shove it.

  • If they keep making demands without listening, I will tell them where to shove it.

Synonyms

to fuck off
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
104 9.9

Leave or tell someone to leave in a rude way

is similar but frames the dismissal as a pointed instruction with contempt
to go to hell
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
67 9.5

Tell someone angrily that you do not care about them

is similar but often adds rude physical dismissal and stronger contempt
kiss my ass
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
49 9.9

To tell someone rudely that you do not care about their opinion or order

is more about outright rejection and telling someone to go away
to shove it
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
38 9.9

Tell someone angrily to go away and that you will not accept their idea

expresses the same vulgar rejection but with added contempt and force
to go fuck oneself
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
37 9.9

A rude way to tell someone to go away and show strong anger

matches that intense anger but focuses on rejecting comments or demands
to bugger off
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
12 9.9

Tell someone to go away immediately in a rude way

is similar but includes stronger vulgar contempt in many contexts
to shove off
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Informal
12 7.7

Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way

is more verbally aggressive and explicitly rejects opinions or requests
to eat shit
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
8 9.9

Tell someone in a rude way to go away or warn they will be badly embarrassed

is focused more narrowly on blunt refusal rather than consequences
to get stuffed
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
2 9.9

Tell someone rudely to go away or leave you alone

is more explicitly vulgar and angrily dismissive in tone
to pound sand
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
2 9.9

Tell someone to go away in a rude way

is harsher and more vulgar when refusing or dismissing someone
shove it up your ass
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very rude way to tell someone you strongly refuse their idea or order

is similar but less explicit about bodily imagery while still vulgar
to get bent
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Tell someone to leave in a rude, angry way

is cruder and more vulgar while serving the same dismissal purpose
to go to heck
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Informal
1 8.2

To tell someone to go away in a mild, angry way

is much more vulgar and forceful rather than mild or euphemistic
to kick rocks
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Tell someone to go away and leave you alone

is more aggressively vulgar and contemptuous than casual dismissal
to take a flying leap
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
1 9.5

To tell someone rudely to leave

is more directly vulgar and explicitly contemptuous in rejection
where to get off
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Angrily tell someone to mind their own business

is broader, used to refuse or dismiss any demand with vulgarity
where to shove it
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude phrase telling someone you refuse their request and they should go away

is the longer vulgar form that emphasizes where to dismiss them
to cock off
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.9

To tell someone to go away using rude language

carries similar vulgar dismissal but with a harsher directness
to eff off
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude way to tell someone to go away without the real swear word

is the fully vulgar version with more shock value
to go to blazes
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.9

Angrily tell someone to go away

is more vulgar and direct rather than mildly expressive
go jump in the lake
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.1

Rudely tell someone to go away and stop bothering you

is more vulgar and angrily rejects the person rather than just dismissing
go jump off a cliff
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.9

To tell someone angrily to go away and leave you alone

is equally forceful but framed as instructing where to be dismissed
go jump off a building
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it

is more literal in its vulgar contempt and not usually joking
to shove along
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Informal
8.1

To leave a place quickly, often in a rude way

is harsher and usually expresses strong vulgar refusal rather than movement
to go climb a tree
vsto tell someone where to shove it
  • Informal
9.8

To tell someone to go away and stop annoying you

is far more vulgar and angrily rejects rather than teases

Antonyms

to accept
793 1.0

To take something someone offers, for example a gift or invitation

to welcome
583 1.0

Greet someone in a friendly way when they arrive

How Dismissive

to tell someone where to shove it
  • Offensive
9.9
to pound sand
  • Offensive
2 9.9
to dismiss
332 3.0
to refuse
716 1.7
to turn down
312 2.9

Surface Forms

tell someone where to shove it infinitive
telling someone where to shove it present participle
tells someone where to shove it third person singular
told someone where to shove it past
told someone where to shove it past participle

Morphology

tell + someone + where + to + shove + it

The phrase is a vulgar idiom whose intended force is an insulting dismissal (roughly 'tell someone to go away' or 'tell them to f*** off'), which cannot be reliably derived from the literal meanings of 'tell', 'someone', 'shove' and 'it'. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words would more likely interpret a literal instruction to push something rather than the idiomatic, culture-specific insult, so prior exposure is needed.

Etymology

Tell someone where to shove it comes from a rude, physical image: to shove it into a place where it does not belong as a final, angry act. That's why the phrase is used as a sharp way to say 'go away' or to strongly refuse someone.