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What is the complete sentence of “Shame on you”?

“Shame” looks like a noun to me. There is no verb in the sentence. Could native speakers please explain it to me? Thank you.

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    In exclamations there is often an implicit BE. Good for you! Shame on you! Way to go! Wonderful!
    – TimR
    Commented Apr 28 at 10:03

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It is a complete utterance and has idiomatic meaning.

It could be understood to have developed from the sense "Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision" (wiktionary) and the "full sentence" would be "There is shame on you". But a native speaker would not think of "Shame on you" as being the shortened form of anything, but a complete idiom.

Shame is a noun in this idiom.

You might compare this with expressions like "Good on you" or "(More) power to your elbow".

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The meaning is, "You should feel shame for what you did" or "I hope this brings shame to you." Idioms often don't follow the normal grammar rules. I'm sure it's a pain for someone trying to learn English, but you just have to memorize them.

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You're right, "shame" is a noun but in this context, "shame" is a verb. The phrase "on you" is a prepositional phrase indicating the person or entity that is being shamed.

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    No, it's a noun. "May shame be upon you".
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented Apr 28 at 13:15
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    -1 No. "Shame" as a verb is transitive. There's no object in "Shame on you".
    – gotube ♦
    Commented Apr 28 at 17:23

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