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gets off one's ass

gets off one's ass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off one's ass.

Meaning of get off one's ass

Verb

get off one's ass (third-person singular simple present gets off one's ass, present participle getting off one's ass, simple past got off one's ass, past participle got off one's ass or gotten off one's ass)

  1. (US, informal) To stop lazing around.
    • Mr. Braddock: But after a few weeks, I believe that person would wanna take some stock in himself and his situation, and start to think about getting off his ass!1967, The Graduate

Questions about gets off one's ass

What is gets off one's ass the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets off one's ass is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get off one's ass.

Words near gets off one's ass in the dictionary

  1. gets off at Redfern
  2. gets off lightly
  3. gets off on
  4. gets off on the right foot
  5. gets off on the wrong foot
  6. gets off one's ass
  7. gets off one's backside
  8. gets off one's chest
  9. gets off one's high horse
  10. gets off someone's back
  11. gets off someone's case

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