- be right up arse
- be (right) up (someone's) arse
British, very informal!
to be driving too close to the car in front of you.
That police car's been up my arse since we left London.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be right up arse
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arse — 1 noun BrE 1 (C) an impolite word for the part of your body that you sit on 2 (C) spoken an impolite word for a stupid and annoying person; arsehole: Jake s such an arse, I don t know why she s going out with him! 3 my arse! spoken an impolite… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
arse about face — British & Australian, very informal! if something is arse about face, it is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be. No wonder it doesn t look right, mate, you ve got the whole frame in arse about face … New idioms dictionary
arse-on — Noun. 1. A bad mood. E.g. Keep out of Andy s way, he s got a the arse on. 2. A difficult task. E.g. It was a right arse on to repair it … English slang and colloquialisms
arse about face — noun Something that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be. No wonder it doesnt look right mate, youve got the whole thing arse about face … Wiktionary
be right up someone's arse — be (right) up (someone s) arse British, very informal! to be driving too close to the car in front of you. That police car s been up my arse since we left London … New idioms dictionary
be up someone's arse — be (right) up (someone s) arse British, very informal! to be driving too close to the car in front of you. That police car s been up my arse since we left London … New idioms dictionary
be up arse — be (right) up (someone s) arse British, very informal! to be driving too close to the car in front of you. That police car s been up my arse since we left London … New idioms dictionary
well skelped arse — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary (of a face) Ruddy, rosy cheeked. Example: Ah love thae skateboarders wi aw the metal an spiky herr an black claes wi skeletons, an tryin tae look right aff the wa , an here thiv aw goat wee fresh middle class faces… … English dialects glossary
pig's arse — n British a mess, an outrageous failure, a com plete disaster. Most often heard in statements such as you ve made a right pig s breakfast of that! . 2) See pig s … Contemporary slang
pig's breakfast (arse/ear) — n British a mess, an outrageous failure, a com plete disaster. Most often heard in statements such as you ve made a right pig s breakfast of that! . 2) See pig s … Contemporary slang
