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sit on one's ass

sit on one's ass verb: to be very lazy and idle, especially when immediate action is required.

Verb

sit on one's ass (third-person singular simple present sits on one's ass, present participle sitting on one's ass, simple past and past participle sat on one's ass)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To be very lazy and idle, especially when immediate action is required.

Forms of sit on one's ass

third-person singular presentsits on one's ass
present participlesitting on one's ass
past participlesat on one's ass
pastsat on one's ass
alternative formsit on one's arse

Questions about sit on one's ass

What does sit on one's ass mean?
Sit on one's ass means to be very lazy and idle, especially when immediate action is required.
What part of speech is sit on one's ass?
Sit on one's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of sit on one's ass?
The past tense of sit on one's ass is sat on one's ass.

Words near sit on one's ass in the dictionary

  1. sit on
  2. sit on a tack
  3. sit on death's doorstep
  4. sit on it
  5. sit on one's arse
  6. sit on one's ass
  7. sit on one's hands
  8. sit on one's laurels
  9. sit on someone's wheel
  10. sit on the fence
  11. sit one's ass down

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