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bother one's arse

bother one's arse verb: to bother, to take the trouble (to do something).

Verb

bother one's arse (third-person singular simple present bothers one's arse, present participle bothering one's arse, simple past and past participle bothered one's arse)

  1. To bother, to take the trouble (to do something).
    • […] if you're going to bother your arse falling in love, then do it with a fellow fan. Makes life simple , that's all.2006, Sarah O'Brien, Girl Thing, →ISBN
    • 'You wouldn't bother your arse painting pictures if the money I give you couldn't buy you favours or something inside. How do you spend it?'2021 September 4, Louise Worthington, The Entrepreneur: A serial killer thriller, Louise Worthington, →ISBN, page 65

Forms of bother one's arse

third-person singular presentbothers one's arse
present participlebothering one's arse
past participlebothered one's arse
pastbothered one's arse

Questions about bother one's arse

What does bother one's arse mean?
Bother one's arse means to bother, to take the trouble (to do something).
What part of speech is bother one's arse?
Bother one's arse is a verb.
What is the past tense of bother one's arse?
The past tense of bother one's arse is bothered one's arse.

Words near bother one's arse in the dictionary

  1. Bothamleys
  2. Bothas
  3. bothe
  4. Bothell
  5. bother
  6. bother one's arse
  7. botherance
  8. botherances
  9. botherate
  10. botherated
  11. botherates

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