(a) pox on (someone or something)

(a) pox on (someone or something)

dated May someone or something be cursed! A pox on these fools that would stand in my way! Ugh, I've been filling in the wrong form—pox on these confusing tax laws!
See also: on, pox
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pox on someone or something

Fig. A curse on someone or something! (Old. Now usually jocular.) A pox on you, you creep! I've been trying to make this computer work all day. A pox on it!
See also: on, pox
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pox
  • pox on
  • come in contact
  • come in(to) contact
  • someone
  • pox doctor's clerk
  • up
  • or
  • done
  • dress