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had one's head up one's ass

had one's head up one's ass is the simple past and past participle of have one's head up one's ass.

Meaning of have one's head up one's ass

Verb

have one's head up one's ass (third-person singular simple present has one's head up one's ass, present participle having one's head up one's ass, simple past and past participle had one's head up one's ass)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, slang, vulgar) To be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.

Questions about had one's head up one's ass

What is had one's head up one's ass the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's head up one's ass is the simple past and past participle of have one's head up one's ass.

Words near had one's head up one's ass in the dictionary

  1. had one's hand in the till
  2. had one's hand out
  3. had one's handful
  4. had one's hands full
  5. had one's head read
  6. had one's head up one's ass
  7. had one's heart in
  8. had one's heart in one's boots
  9. had one's heart in the right place
  10. had one's heart set on
  11. had one's heart set upon

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