To work hard for something with no final benefit or that will leave you worse off.
If you shovel shit into the tide, it's just going to wash it all back up onto your feet.
If you shovel shit into the tide, it's just going to wash it all back up onto your feet.
My car broke down again, and I'm not sure if I will get it fixed. I feel like I'm shoveling shit into the tide.
by Crazy Eyes H. Squeeze October 02, 2004
Using a large plot of land to bury suspiciously wrapped "plants" six feet under where no one will ever find them.
"Hey did you see Joey at the party?"
"Nah, he had to go do some big shovel gardening this weekend, real messy business"
"Nah, he had to go do some big shovel gardening this weekend, real messy business"
by billythemurderer August 16, 2021
When someone has huge accumulations of dirt under there nails.. And it looks like they have used their nails to shovel dirt and/or faeces.
by AstrayMind98 June 28, 2020
v. to teach someone a lesson or show them who's boss.
Derived from the joke: "How do you turn a dishwasher into a snowblower? Give that bitch a shovel."
Derived from the joke: "How do you turn a dishwasher into a snowblower? Give that bitch a shovel."
Dylan: What would you do if somebody hacked into your computer and changed your background to "Hello Kitty"?
Scott: I'd give that bitch a shovel!
Scott: I'd give that bitch a shovel!
by Aahhelp March 29, 2006
by eric from chicago November 11, 2008
One is digging a hole, normally in the backyard, when one's significant other comes along and is accidently smacked in the head withe shovel.
The significant other falls in the hole and bleeds to death. One is obliged to fill in the hole, since it is a waste of time to dig another hole.
The significant other falls in the hole and bleeds to death. One is obliged to fill in the hole, since it is a waste of time to dig another hole.
"Did you hear about Ned's horrible shovel accident? Maude never saw that shovel coming."
"Yeah, but she had it coming."
"Yeah, but she had it coming."
by PaschaSC May 18, 2007
To shut someone up by hitting them. Doesn't really distinguish between knocking someone down, knocking them out, and killing them
by Whycantiusethishandle? September 16, 2018