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ride someone's ass

ride someone's ass verb: to find fault with someone, to constantly criticise.

Verb

ride someone's ass (third-person singular simple present rides someone's ass, present participle riding someone's ass, simple past rode someone's ass, past participle ridden someone's ass)

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) To find fault with someone, to constantly criticise.
    • If he doesn't quit riding my ass, I'm gonna punch him right in his face.

Forms of ride someone's ass

third-person singular presentrides someone's ass
present participleriding someone's ass
pastrode someone's ass
past participleridden someone's ass

Questions about ride someone's ass

What does ride someone's ass mean?
Ride someone's ass means to find fault with someone, to constantly criticise.
What part of speech is ride someone's ass?
Ride someone's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of ride someone's ass?
The past tense of ride someone's ass is rode someone's ass.

Words near ride someone's ass in the dictionary

  1. ride rantipole
  2. ride roughshod over
  3. ride rusty
  4. ride Saint George
  5. ride shotgun
  6. ride someone's ass
  7. ride St George
  8. ride St. George
  9. ride tall in the saddle
  10. ride the bench
  11. ride the boards

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