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works someone's butt off

works someone's butt off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 works someone's butt off

What is works someone's butt off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Works someone's butt off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of work someone's butt off.

Words near works someone's butt off in the dictionary

  1. works over
  2. works righteousness
  3. works round
  4. works someone's arse off
  5. works someone's ass off
  6. works someone's butt off
  7. works someone's tail off
  8. works team
  9. works teams
  10. works the audience
  11. works the bar

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