dies on one's arse

Verb

die on one's arse (third-person singular simple present dies on one's arse, present participle dying on one's arse, simple past and past participle died on one's arse)

1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To fail completely.
   • He explains: "Labour still has its historic competitive advantage – people. Tory party membership is dying on its arse and no one is joining the Liberal Democrats."2013, Andrew Grice, “Michael Dugher on Labour's 2015 election strategy: This will be the most personal election ever”, in The Independent

   Synonyms:

   flop, die a death

2. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To be very poorly received by an audience.
   • [...] this was very far from being my best bits. It was me, in various venues, dying on my arse, over and over again.2008, Frank Skinner, Frank Skinner on the Road: Love, Stand-up Comedy and The Queen Of The Night, Arrow Books, published 2009, page 55

   Synonyms:

   die, bomb