Definition

1. Interjection (Vulgar/Slang):
   • Damn it! / Damn!: Used as a strong, vulgar exclamation to express frustration, anger, or annoyance about a situation.
   • To death / Extremely: Used as an intensifier after an adjective or verb to mean "extremely," "terribly," or "to an excessive degree," often with a negative or emphatic connotation.

Usage Examples

• As an interjection (Damn it!):

  • Bỏ mẹ! Máy lại hỏng rồi! (Damn it! The machine is broken again!)
  • Canh gác thế thì bỏ mẹ! (Damn such a way of mounting guard!)

• As an intensifier (Extremely / To death):

  • Phiền bỏ mẹ. (Damned annoying. / Extremely annoying.)
  • Đánh bỏ mẹ nó đi! (Beat him to death!)
  • Sướng bỏ mẹ đi, còn đòi gì nữa! (He's too damned happy, what more does he expect!)
  • Để cho nó đói bỏ mẹ nó đi! (Let him starve to death!)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is considered vulgar and highly informal. It is used primarily in spoken language among peers and can be offensive in formal contexts or with unfamiliar people.
• When used as an intensifier, it typically follows the adjective or verb it modifies (e.g., - extremely sad).

Variants and Related Words

• Bỏ xác (v): To die or perish, often in a violent or unfortunate context.
  • Nó suýt bỏ xác trong vụ tai nạn. (He almost died in the accident.)

Synonyms

• Interjection: Damn it! Hell! Shit! (vulgar)
• Intensifier: Extremely, terribly, awfully, excessively.

Related Idioms

• Chán bỏ mẹ: To be extremely bored or fed up.

  • Công việc này chán bỏ mẹ. (This job is extremely boring.)

• Mệt bỏ mẹ: To be extremely tired.

  • Làm một ngày dài, mệt bỏ mẹ. (Working a long day, I'm dead tired.)

1. To death
   • đánh bỏ mẹ nó đi!
     beat him to death!
   • nó dỗi không ăn à, để cho nó đói bỏ mẹ nó đi!
     he is sulking and refusing to eat, isn't he? Let him starve to death!
2. Damn it! Damn, damned
   • canh gác thế thì bỏ mẹ!
     damn such a way of mounting guard!
   • bỏ mẹ! máy lại hỏng rồi!
     damn it! the machine is again out of order!
   • phiền bỏ mẹ
     damned annoying!
   • sướng bỏ mẹ đi, còn đòi gì nữa!
     he's too damned happy to expect more!