work (one's) butt off



work (one's) butt off

To work really hard (on or at something). I know you thought it was just a silly New Year's resolution, but I've been working my butt off at the gym! Sally and Jim work their butts off when we hold our user conference—I don't know what I'd do without them!
See also: butt, off, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rosannero-ZAN (English), ro-ZAHN-nə (Dutch)English, Dutch
Glaucia-Ancient Roman
Margaretamahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
Karine (1)ka-REENFrench
Viona-English (Rare)
Larissalə-RIS-ə (English)English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek Mythology (Latinized)