son of a bitch

son of a bitch
son of a bitch
1. Inf. a very horrible person. (Use with caution. Usually intended as a strong insult. Never used casually.) •

Bill called Bob a son of a bitch, and Bob punched Bill in the face.

This guy's a son of a bitch. He treats everybody rotten.

2. Inf. a useless thing. •

This car is a son of a bitch. It won't ever start when it's cold.

This bumpy old road needs paving. It's a real son of a bitch.

3. Inf. a difficult task. •

This job is a son of a bitch.

I can't do this kind of thing. It's too hard—a real son of a bitch.

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or[sunuvabitch] also S.O.B. {n. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} (but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation). Fellow, character, guy, individual. Negatively: * /Get out of here you filthy, miserable sunuvabitch!/ Positively: * /So you won ten million dollars at the lottery, you lucky son of a bitch (or sunuvabitch)!/ Compare: SON OF A GUN.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • son of a bitch — n plural sons of bitches spoken not polite especially AmE 1.) an offensive expression for a man that you are very angry with ▪ He s a filthy lying son of a bitch. 2.) son of a bitch! used when you are annoyed or surprised ▪ Son of a bitch! You… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • son of a bitch — son of a bitch1 (plural ,sons of bitches) noun count OFFENSIVE an insulting word for someone you are angry with be a son of a bitch IMPOLITE if something is a son of a bitch, it is very difficult to do son of a bitch ,son of a bitch 2… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • son of a bitch — • son of a gun • son of a bitch a person, used as an exclamation I wish that that son of a bitch would stop using my camera without asking me …   Idioms and examples

  • son of a bitch — ► son of a bitch (pl.) sons of bitches informal used as a general term of abuse. Main Entry: ↑son …   English terms dictionary

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