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getting off one's backside

getting off one's backside is the present participle and gerund of get off one's backside.

Meaning of get off one's backside

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of get off one's ass.

Questions about getting off one's backside

What is getting off one's backside the present participle and gerund of?
Getting off one's backside is the present participle and gerund of get off one's backside.

Words near getting off one's backside in the dictionary

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

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