(one's) ass off



(one's) ass off

slang A phrase used to emphasize the preceding verb as having been done to the maximum degree. I worked my ass off to get where I am today! He laughed his ass off when his little brother came home covered in mud.
See also: ass, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HarleyHAHR-leeEnglish
Vladislavvlah-dee-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Benesh-Yiddish
Svetovid-Slavic Mythology
Mikhailo-Ukrainian
Riya-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali