eat my shorts


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eat my shorts

rude slang A dismissal that expresses one's anger or frustration with someone. Popularized as Bart Simpson's catchphrase on The Simpsons. You think I'm going to do all that work for you? Well, eat my shorts!
See also: eat, short
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

Eat my shorts!

Sl. Leave me alone!; Nonsense!; Drop dead! You're nuts! Eat my shorts! You think I'm going to clean up after you? Eat my shorts!
See also: eat
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Eat my shorts!

sent. Leave me alone!; Nonsense!; Drop dead! You think I’m going to clean up after you? Eat my shorts!
See also: eat
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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