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worked someone's butt off

worked someone's butt off is the simple past and past participle of work someone's butt off.

Meaning of work someone's butt off

Verb

work someone's butt off (third-person singular simple present works someone's butt off, present participle working someone's butt off, simple past and past participle worked someone's butt off)

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Synonym of work someone's ass off.
    • Her son, Dominic, had been ranked third at the end of his junior year, but had “worked his butt off this year,” she said.2021 June 11, Stephanie Saul, quoting Melissa Borgioli, “Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about worked someone's butt off

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

Words near worked someone's butt off in the dictionary

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

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