Work (one's) butt off In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "work (one's) butt off", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-10-17 08:10

Meaning of Work (one's) butt off

Synonyms:

bust (one's) ass , labor away (at something) , work your socks off

Work (one's) butt off American vulgar phrase

If you work your butt off, you work really hard.

I worked my butt off to finish the report on time.

She worked her butt off for every opportunity that has come her way.

Tom has been working his butt off at the gym for 5 months.

Other phrases about:

work like a Trojan

To work extremely hard

work (one's) socks off

To work extremely hard to achieve something

break someone's ass

1. To use a great amount of effort or energy in order to do or complete something

2. To trash or harass someone to do or finish something

bust (one's) ass

1.To work really hard

2. To urge someone to complete something by nagging, harassing or upbraiding

3. If someone bust your ass, they defeat you in a decisive way.

4. To hurt someone or beat someone up

5. To make fun of someone

work (one's) fingers to the bone

To works so hard that one's fingers are torn to the bone. A metaphorical saying to express that someone who does an extreme amount of work. 

Grammar and Usage of Work (one's) butt off

Verb Forms

  • works (one's) butt off
  • working (one's) butt off
  • worked (one's) butt off

The verb "work" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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