"shit or get off the pot" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-shit or get off the pot.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shit<,,shit:shitted:shat> or get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> off the pot|head=shit or get off the pot}} shit or get off the pot (third-person singular simple present shits or gets off the pot, present participle shitting or getting off the pot, simple past shit or got off the pot or shitted or got off the pot or shat or got off the pot, past participle (UK) shit or got off the pot or (US) shit or gotten off the pot or (UK) shitted or got off the pot or (US) shitted or gotten off the pot or (UK) shat or got off the pot or (US) shat or gotten off the pot) Forms: shits or gets off the pot [present, singular, third-person], shitting or getting off the pot [participle, present], shit or got off the pot [past], shitted or got off the pot [past], shat or got off the pot [past], shit or got off the pot [UK, participle, past], shit or gotten off the pot [US, participle, past], shitted or got off the pot [UK, participle, past], shitted or gotten off the pot [US, participle, past], shat or got off the pot [UK, participle, past], shat or gotten off the pot [US, participle, past]
  1. (vulgar, idiomatic, imperative) Act now or state one's disinterest, make a decision, particularly in contexts where one is inconveniencing others by inaction and indecision. Tags: idiomatic, imperative, vulgar Synonyms: fish or cut bait, shit or get off the can

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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