Sl. to bury someone; to kill and bury someone. Shut up! You want me to put you to bed with a shovel?The leader of the gang was getting sort of tired and old, so one of the younger thugs put him to bed with a shovel.
1.Sl. dead and buried. (Alludes to burying someone.) You wanna be put to bed with a shovel? fust keep talking that way.Poor old Jake. He was put to bed with a shovel last March.
2.Sl. intoxicated. He wasn't just tipsy. He was put to bed with a shovel!Dead drunk? Yes, he was put to bed with 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.
tv. to bury someone; to kill and bury someone. (see also put to bed with a shovel.) The leader of the gang was getting sort of tired and old, so one of the younger thugs put him to bed with a shovel.