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(Australia, colloquial, vulgar) To annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree. / (vulgar) To creep someone out; to scare someone.

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give someone the shits

Source Word

give someone the shits

Verb

Australia colloquial vulgar

Japanese Meaning

（下品な表現）誰かを非常に苛立たせる、悩ませる / （下品な表現）誰かをぞっとさせる、恐怖を与える

That loud, never-ending construction outside can really give someone the shits.

外のうるさくていつまでも終わらない工事は、本当に人をムカつかせることがある。

Sense（1）

(Australia, colloquial, vulgar) To annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.

Can you stop sending me text messages at two in the morning? You're giving me the shits!

Sense（2）

(vulgar) To creep someone out; to scare someone.

This feeling of being the last man on earth is giving me the shits.

gives someone the shits

（ present singular third-person ）

giving someone the shits

（ participle present ）

gave someone the shits

（ past ）

given someone the shits

（ participle past ）