- get someone's ass
- get (someone's) ass
American, very informal!
to find someone and punish them for something they have done.
Don't worry - the cops'll get that maniac's ass.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get someone's ass
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someone’s ass is grass — phr. someone has had it; It is the end for someone. □ You do that again, and your ass is grass! □ If I don’t get there on time, my ass is grass … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put someone's ass in a sling — I put (or have) someone s ass in a sling get someone in trouble you managed to put his ass in a sling along with your own II put someone s (or have one s) ass in a sling vulgar slang cause someone to be (or be) in trouble … Useful english dictionary
get ass — get (someone s) ass American, very informal! to find someone and punish them for something they have done. Don t worry the cops ll get that maniac s ass … New idioms dictionary
bag someone's ass — vb American to leave, go away, get lost . The expression literally means to thrust into a gar bage bag and throw away. ► She had no intention of having lunch with him and that was that ... Why couldn t she simply tell him to bag his ass? (The… … Contemporary slang
ass — noun (C) 1 PART OF BODY especially AmE an impolite word for the part of your body that you sit on: I tripped and fell flat on my ass. 2 get your ass in gear also move your ass spoken an impolite way of telling someone to hurry: Get your ass in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ass — [[t]æ̱s[/t]] asses 1) N COUNT An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as an ass, you think that they are silly or do silly things. [INFORMAL] He was… … English dictionary
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
ass — UK [æs] / US noun Word forms ass : singular ass plural asses 1) [countable] mainly American impolite the part of your body that you sit on. The British word is arse. 2) [countable] old fashioned a stupid or annoying person 3) [countable] old… … English dictionary
get one's arse in(to) gear — vb to prepare oneself, get organised and get going. A phrase which appeared in Brit ain and America (with ass) seemingly simultaneously around 1974. It is usually employed as an exhortation to someone who is disorganised or wasting time … Contemporary slang
kiss ass — phrasal : to act obsequiously especially to gain favor usually considered vulgar * * * I see kiss II vulgar slang behave in an obsequious or sycophantic way * * * kiss ass US informal + impolite 1 or kiss someone s ass or Brit … Useful english dictionary
