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worked someone's ass off

worked someone's ass off is the simple past and past participle 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)

  1. (US, This entry is a translation hub.) (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.

Questions about worked someone's ass off

What is worked someone's ass off the simple past and past participle of?
Worked someone's ass off is the simple past and past participle of work someone's ass off.

Words near worked someone's ass off in the dictionary

  1. worked oneself to the bone
  2. worked out
  3. worked over
  4. worked round
  5. worked someone's arse off
  6. worked someone's ass off
  7. worked someone's butt off
  8. worked someone's tail off
  9. worked the audience
  10. worked the bar
  11. worked the crowd

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