"everything one touches turns to shit" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: everything one touches becomes shit [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} everything one touches turns to shit
  1. (idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, vulgar Synonyms: fail, go to shit, go to the dogs
    Sense id: en-everything_one_touches_turns_to_shit-en-phrase-u1izh~XA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse."
      ],
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        },
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        "(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse."
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