give someone the shits
Verb

give someone the shits

  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!
    • 1977, Helen Garner, Monkey Grip, 2011, ReadHowYouWant, page 222 ↗,
      ‘You give me the shits,’ I stammered, sick with anger. ‘You give me the shits.’
    • 2008, Arunesh Choubey, The Migrant, India, ISBN 9788188811588, page 17 ↗,
      “You know the Aussies are shit and they give me the shits. My taxi, when they come, I say, fuck you. I never let them in. You Indians are good people. Are you here for business or for pleasure?″
  2. (vulgar) To creep someone out; to scare someone.
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