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bust one's ass

bust one's ass verb: to work very hard, to put in a great amount of effort.

Verb

bust one's ass (third-person singular simple present busts one's ass, present participle busting one's ass, simple past and past participle busted one's ass or bust one's ass)

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) To work very hard, to put in a great amount of effort.

Synonyms of bust one's ass

Forms of bust one's ass

third-person singular presentbusts one's ass
present participlebusting one's ass
past participlebusted one's ass
pastbusted one's ass
past participlebust one's ass
pastbust one's ass
alternative formbust one's arse

Questions about bust one's ass

What does bust one's ass mean?
Bust one's ass means to work very hard, to put in a great amount of effort.
What part of speech is bust one's ass?
Bust one's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of bust one's ass?
The past tense of bust one's ass is busted one's ass.

Words near bust one's ass in the dictionary

  1. bust into
  2. bust it down
  3. bust off
  4. bust on
  5. bust one's arse
  6. bust one's ass
  7. bust one's balls
  8. bust one's butt
  9. bust one's chops
  10. bust one's gut
  11. bust one's hump

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