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getting one's ass handed to one

getting one's ass handed to one is the present participle and gerund of get one's ass handed to one.

Meaning of get one's ass handed to one

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) To suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat.
    Synonyms:
    get one's head handed to one, have one's ass handed to one, have one's head handed to one

Questions about getting one's ass handed to one

What is getting one's ass handed to one the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's ass handed to one is the present participle and gerund of get one's ass handed to one.

Words near getting one's ass handed to one in the dictionary

  1. getting one's affairs in order
  2. getting one's arms around
  3. getting one's arse in gear
  4. getting one's arse into gear
  5. getting one's ashes hauled
  6. getting one's ass handed to one
  7. getting one's ass in gear
  8. getting one's ass into gear
  9. getting one's bowels in an uproar
  10. getting one's breath back
  11. getting one's butt somewhere

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