bust ass

bust ass
bust (your) ass/balls American, very informal!, Australian, very informal! to use a lot of effort to do something.

I busted my balls getting him that ticket, and now he's changed his mind!

He bust his arse for ten years in that job and got no thanks for it.


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  • bust one’s ass to do something — AND break one’s balls (to do something); bust one’s butt (to do something); bust one’s nuts (to do something) tv. o work very hard to do something; to work very hard at something. (Usually objectionable.) □ You get down there and bust your ass to …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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  • ass — [ æs ] noun ▸ 1 part of body you sit on ▸ 2 stupid/annoying person ▸ 3 animal like a horse ▸ 4 for emphasizing orders ▸ 5 sexual activity ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count IMPOLITE the part of your body that you sit on. British usually arse 2. ) count a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bust your ass — bust (your) ass/balls American, very informal!, Australian, very informal! to use a lot of effort to do something. I busted my balls getting him that ticket, and now he s changed his mind! He bust his arse for ten years in that job and got no… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bust your balls — bust (your) ass/balls American, very informal!, Australian, very informal! to use a lot of effort to do something. I busted my balls getting him that ticket, and now he s changed his mind! He bust his arse for ten years in that job and got no… …   New idioms dictionary

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