work one's butt off
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work one’s butt off — Go to work one’s tail off … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
work one's butt off — v. work very diligently. I worked my butt off on that paper and all I got was a C+ … English slang
Work one's butt off — work very hard or diligently (from Middle English butt , bott buttock) … Dictionary of Australian slang
work one’s tail off — AND work one’s ass off; work one’s buns off; work one’s butt off tv. to work very hard. (Use caution with butt.) □ I worked my tail off to get done on time. □ You spend half your life working your butt off and for what? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
work one's butt off — Australian Slang work very hard or diligently (from Middle English butt , bott buttock) … English dialects glossary
work one's ass off — work one s ass (butt, etc.) off vulgar slang work extremely hard … Useful english dictionary
work one's tail off — verb Work excessively or to the point of exhaustion. Syn: work ones arse off, work ones butt off … Wiktionary
work one's arse/ass/butt off — Vrb phrs. To work hard. E.g. She worked her butt off for 3 years and still failed her exams … English slang and colloquialisms
butt — I. /bʌt / (say but) noun 1. the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end, as of a rifle, fishing rod, whip handle, arrow, log, etc. 2. an end which is not used up: a cigarette butt. 3. Colloquial the buttocks;… …
work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
