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broken one's ass

broken one's ass is the past participle 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 broken one's ass

What is broken one's ass the past participle of?
Broken one's ass is the past participle of break one's ass.

Words near broken one's ass in the dictionary

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

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