flat on one’s ass



(flat) on one’s ass

1. mod. completely exhausted. (Usually objectionable.) I’m just flat on my ass. I need some rest.
2. mod. broke; financially destroyed. (Usually objectionable. An elaboration of flat broke.) Sorry, I can’t help you. I’m broke—flat on my ass.
See also: ass, flat, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sibyllazi-BUY-lah (German)Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek
Johannekeyo-HAHN-nə-kəDutch
Bass['bæs]
Medousa-Greek Mythology
Aristarkh-Russian
Ealdwine-Anglo-Saxon