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one's ass is grass

one's ass is grass phrase: one is doomed (used as a threat).

Phrase

one's ass is grass

  1. (US, slang) One is doomed (used as a threat).
    • So if you're white and work for the system, watch your step. Whether you be a system cop, a control judge, or a crooked lawyer, your ass is grass.1994, Mark S. Hamm, American Skinheads: The Criminology and Control of Hate Crime, page 209
    • "His ass is grass," Rodney stated convincingly. Rodney Gates was a deadly individual who had no qualms about killing, so his statement caused no one to blink an eye.2005, Renay Jackson, Peanut's Revenge, page 21

Questions about one's ass is grass

What does one's ass is grass mean?
One's ass is grass means one is doomed (used as a threat).
What part of speech is one's ass is grass?
One's ass is grass is a phrase.

Words near one's ass is grass in the dictionary

  1. one woman's trash is another woman's treasure
  2. one word leads to another
  3. one'd
  4. one's
  5. one's ass is dragging
  6. one's ass is grass
  7. one's back is up
  8. one's bark is worse than one's bite
  9. one's belly thinks one's throat has been cut
  10. one's blood is up
  11. one's blood runs cold

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