cling like shit to a shovel



cling like shit to a shovel

and stick like shit to a shovel
1. in. to stick or adhere?[to someone or something] tightly. (Usually objectionable.) That oily stuff sticks like shit to a shovel.
2. in. to be very dependent on someone; to follow someone around. (Often with an indirect object. Usually objectionable.) She’s so dependent. She clings to him like shit to a shovel. He hates her, but he sticks like shit to a shovel.
See also: cling, like, shit, shovel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AlenAHL-en (Croatian)Croatian, Slovene
Siward-Ancient Germanic
Turid-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
ToriaTAWR-yəEnglish
Keane-Irish
Straton-Ancient Greek