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gotten off one's ass

gotten off one's ass is the 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 gotten off one's ass

What is gotten off one's ass the past participle of?
Gotten off one's ass is the past participle of get off one's ass.

Words near gotten off one's ass in the dictionary

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

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