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
Calistakə-LIS-tə (English), kah-LEE-stah (Spanish)English, Portuguese, Spanish
ToŠETO-sheMacedonian
Emmanouil-Greek
Charlotteshar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Jaak-Estonian, Flemish
DavidDAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Jewish, Spanish), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), DAH-vid (Swedish, Norwegian), dah-VEET (Russian)English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, C