(a) son of a bitch

(a) son of a bitch
1. a man who is unpleasant or who has made you angry.

He's a lazy, drunken son of a bitch and she's better off without him.

2. a way of referring to an object, an activity, or a situation which causes difficulties for you.

Cleaning up after the robbery was a son of a bitch.


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  • son of a bitch — 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,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • son of a bitch — 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,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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

  • son of a bitch — 1707 as a direct phrase, but implied much earlier. Abide þou þef malicious! Biche sone þou drawest amis þou schalt abigge it ywis! [ Of Arthour & of Merlin, c.1330] Probably the most common American vulgarity from about the middle of the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • son\ of\ a\ bitch — • son of a bitch • 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,… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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 (plural sons of bitches) — informal used as a general term of abuse. → son …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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

  • son of a bitch — n. Slang 1. a person or thing regarded with anger, contempt, etc. 2. an interjection used to express surprise, annoyance, etc.: A somewhat vulgar term: Also written sonofabitch [sun′əv ə bich΄; ] for interj., usually [ sun΄əv ə bich′] n., interj …   English World dictionary

  • son-of-a-bitch — see son of a bitch …   English dictionary

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