"put the shits up someone" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put the shits up someone.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts the shits up someone [present, singular, third-person], putting the shits up someone [participle, present], put the shits up someone [participle, past], put the shits up someone [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the shits up someone}} put the shits up someone (third-person singular simple present puts the shits up someone, present participle putting the shits up someone, simple past and past participle put the shits up someone)
  1. (British, slang, vulgar) To scare someone, or give them a fright. Tags: British, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-put_the_shits_up_someone-en-verb-R~ld9bMF Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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