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got off one's ass

got off one's ass is the simple past and past participle 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 got off one's ass

What is got off one's ass the simple past and past participle of?
Got off one's ass is the simple past and past participle of get off one's ass.

Words near got off one's ass in the dictionary

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

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