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broke one's ass

broke one's ass is the simple past of break one's ass.

Meaning of break one's ass

Verb

break one's ass (third-person singular simple present breaks one's ass, present participle breaking one's ass, simple past broke one's ass, past participle broken one's ass)

  1. To make a great effort; to bust one's ass.
    • There are no groups as far as I can tell for gay prisoners with AIDS to talk to. The free world groups such as the Guild Aids Network and the various AIDS Action Committees won't do anything for prisoners. If you are a queen in the free world they will break their ass to help you.1986 August 9, Ed Bubbenmoyer, “Prisoners With AIDS Just Have Each Other”, in Gay Community News, page 4

Questions about broke one's ass

What is broke one's ass the simple past of?
Broke one's ass is the simple past of break one's ass.

Words near broke one's ass in the dictionary

  1. broke new ground
  2. broke off
  3. broke on
  4. broke on the wheel
  5. broke one off
  6. broke one's ass
  7. broke one's back
  8. broke one's duck
  9. broke one's fall
  10. broke one's fast
  11. broke one's lance

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