- work (your) arse off
- work (your) arse/backside off
British & Australian, very informal, American, very informal
to work very hard.
My father worked his backside off to pay for our education.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
work (your) arse off
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work your arse off — work your ˈarse off f5 idiom (taboo, slang) to work very hard Main entry: ↑arseidiom … Useful english dictionary
work (your) backside off — work (your) arse/backside off British & Australian, very informal, American, very informal to work very hard. My father worked his backside off to pay for our education … New idioms dictionary
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get off your arse — get off (your) arse very informal! to stop being lazy and start doing something. Tell that lazy sod to get off his arse and get some work done! … New idioms dictionary
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talk someone's ear off — verb To talk excessively or far more than is wanted or appreciated. If he can get you on the phone, hell talk your ear off, every time. See Also: work ones arse off, work ones butt off, work ones tail off … Wiktionary
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get off arse — get off (your) arse very informal! to stop being lazy and start doing something. Tell that lazy sod to get off his arse and get some work done! … New idioms dictionary
ass — S2 [æs] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English assa, from Latin asinus] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Changed spelling of arse (11 21 centuries), from Old English Ars, ears] 1.) not polite a stupid, annoying person = ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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