Speakur

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bust one's ass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
bust one's ass
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work very hard, to put in a great amount of effort.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

busts one's ass (present, singular) busting one's ass (participle, present) busted one's ass (participle, past) busted one's ass (past) bust one's arse (alternative)

Phrases

bust ass bust someone's ass

Frequently Paired Words

bust ass bust someone's ass

Synonyms

bust one's butt bust one's chops

Questions

What does bust one's ass mean?
To work very hard, to put in a great amount of effort.

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