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have one's head up one's ass

have one's head up one's ass verb: to be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.

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.

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

third-person singular presenthas one's head up one's ass
present participlehaving one's head up one's ass
past participlehad one's head up one's ass
pasthad one's head up one's ass

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

What does have one's head up one's ass mean?
Have one's head up one's ass means to be oblivious to the real state of things, from either stupidity or stubbornness.
What part of speech is have one's head up one's ass?
Have one's head up one's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's head up one's ass?
The past tense of have one's head up one's ass is had one's head up one's ass.

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

  1. have one's head read
  2. have one's head screwed on
  3. have one's head screwed on right
  4. have one's head screwed on straight
  5. have one's head screwed on the right way
  6. have one's head up one's ass
  7. have one's heart in
  8. have one's heart in one's boots
  9. have one's heart in the right place
  10. have one's heart set on
  11. have one's heart set upon

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