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
Jacobusyah-KO-bus (Dutch)Dutch, Late Roman
Ethelbert-English
Nnamdi-Western African, Igbo
Alishaə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish
Dionysodoros-Ancient Greek
Zisel-Yiddish