skíta upp á bak

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally "to shit up onto one's back". Skíta á sig (to shit in one's pants) may be used to refer to making a blunder. This phrase takes that analogy further and describes having such an extremely explosive shit (i.e. a blunder) that the fecal matter ends up on one's back.

Verb

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skíta upp á bak

  1. (vulgar, colloquial) to do absolutely horribly; to fail horribly; to make a terrible and embarrassing mistake
    Ég skeit upp á bak í þessu prófi.I did absolutely terrible on this test.
    Borgarstjórn skeit upp á bak með því að fara ekki strax í framkvæmdir.The city council made an absolutely terrible mistake by not executing the projects immediately.

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