work someone's arse off
work someone's arse off is the alternative form of work someone's ass off.
Meaning of work someone's ass off
Verb
work someone's ass off (third-person singular simple present works someone's ass off, present participle working someone's ass off, simple past and past participle worked someone's ass off)
- (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.
Forms of work someone's arse off
| third-person singular present | works someone's arse off |
|---|---|
| present participle | working someone's arse off |
| past participle | worked someone's arse off |
| past | worked someone's arse off |
Questions about work someone's arse off
- What is work someone's arse off the alternative form of?
- Work someone's arse off is the alternative form of work someone's ass off.
Words near work someone's arse off in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: work someone's arse off (page history and authors); work someone's ass off (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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