(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
Jed[dʒed]
AnnelieAH-ne-lee (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
TirzahTIR-zə (English)Biblical
Miroslavmee-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Hotaruho-tah-ṙooJapanese
Christie['kristi]