bust your ass

bust your ass
bust (your) ass American, very informal! to work very hard.

He'll just have to bust his ass to make sure the job is finished on time.


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  • 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

  • Dance Your Ass Off (season 2) — Genre Reality Television Created by Kate Rigg Sally Ann Salsano Lisa Ann Walter Presented by Melanie Brown Country of origin United States …   Wikipedia

  • bust ass — bust (your) ass American, very informal! to work very hard. He ll just have to bust his ass to make sure the job is finished on time …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bust 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

  • 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

  • bust — bust1 [ bʌst ] noun * 1. ) count a model of the head and shoulders of a person made out of stone, wood, metal, etc.: a bust of Shakespeare 2. ) count a woman s breasts, used especially when taking their measurements: Measure the hips, waist, and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 — bust1 [bʌst] v past tense and past participle bust BrE also busted especially AmE [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(police)¦ 3¦(try hard)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 crime busting/union busting/budget busting etc 6 ... or bust! 7¦(milit …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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