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someone's ass is on the line (American, very informal!)

if someone's ass is on the line, they are in a situation where they will be blamed if things go wrong. I hope this conference is a success - my ass is on the line here.

See also: line

ass over teacup/teakettle (American, very informal!)

if you go ass over teacup, you turn upside down with your feet above your head. She slipped and fell ass over teakettle down the hill.

See also: over, teacup

ass-kisser (American, taboo!)

kiss (someone's) ass - to try too hard to please someone and to agree with everything they say, in a way which other people find unpleasant. They're just a load of ass-kissers!

be on someone's ass

1. to annoy someone by always watching what they are doing and criticizing them. She was on my ass all morning telling me the things I was doing wrong.

2. to be driving too close to the car in front of you. There's a Mercedes on my ass and he's making me nervous.

bust your ass (American, very informal!)

to work very hard. He'll just have to bust his ass to make sure the job is finished on time.

See also: bust

bust your ass/balls (American, very informal!, Australian, very informal!)

to use a lot of effort to do something. I busted my balls getting him that ticket, and now he's changed his mind! He bust his arse for ten years in that job and got no thanks for it.

See also: ball, bust

chew someone's ass (out) (American, very informal!)

to speak or shout angrily at someone because they have done something wrong. His boss will chew his ass if he doesn't finish the report on time.

See also: chew

get someone's ass (American, very informal!)

to find someone and punish them for something they have done. Don't worry - the cops'll get that maniac's ass.

haul ass (American, very informal!)

to move very quickly, especially in order to escape. When the shooting started we hauled ass out of there.

See also: haul

kick (someone's) ass (mainly American, very informal!)

to punish someone or to defeat someone with a lot of force. The General saw the conflict as a chance for the Marines to go in and kick ass. We want to go into the game and kick some ass.

See also: kick

kiss (someone's) ass (American, very informal)

to try too hard to please someone and to agree with everything they say, in a way which other people find unpleasant. If you want promotion around here, you're going to have to kiss ass.

See also: kiss

make an ass of yourself

to behave in a silly way. Simon drank too much and made a complete ass of himself at the party.

You bet your (sweet) ass! (American, very informal!)

something that you say in order to emphasize what you have said. You bet your ass I feel bad about her leaving. You can bet your sweet ass he's guilty!

See also: bet

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your ass off

with great effort. I'm working my ass off right now on my chemistry homework.

Usage notes: often follows -ing forms of verbs, like working, laughing, or talking

your brains out

cover your ass

to make sure that you cannot be blamed or criticized later for something. The police were more interested in covering their asses than in finding the killer.

See also: cover

get your ass somewhere

to move yourself from one place to another, esp. as an order. Tell Schall to get his ass out here.

Usage notes: sometimes used with a modifier: I'll give you five seconds to get your lazy ass out of here.

kick (someone's) ass

1. to fight someone and hurt them. “You do that again and I'm gonna kick your ass,” he yelled at the terrified boy.

2. to defeat someone completely. I want to kick their ass, just like any other team we face on the field.

See also: kick

kick (some) ass (and take names)

to threaten someone with physical violence. Detectives had to kick some ass and take some names in order to get information from their sources on the street. Saying that our country is going to go in and kick ass and take names is the easy part — doing it could turn out to be a nightmare.

See also: kick

kick ass

to be very exciting or effective. The DVD of that war movie truly kicks ass.

See also: kick

kiss (someone's) ass

to praise someone more than is reasonable. I usually have to kiss ass just to get these musicians to show up.

Usage notes: usually said about praise intended to make someone like you or do something you want

See also: kiss

make an ass of yourself

to behave in a way that makes you or an organization look foolish. I have made an ass of myself more times than I can count.

Usage notes: also make an ass of itself: Our own party made an ass of itself during the last campaign.

not give a rat's ass

to not care at all. Frankly, I don't give a rat's ass about her.

See also: give

a pain in the ass

someone or something that is very annoying. He doesn't win cases — he just makes such a pain in the ass of himself that opponents give up. She acts like all the people she works with are a pain in the neck.

Usage notes: also used in the forms a pain in the butt or a pain in the backside: Watering the lawn is always a pain in the butt.I'm really not sure any of these are rude slang; arguably just informal--SL, 1/03

See also: pain

you bet your (sweet) ass

yes. Do I have any complaints? You bet your ass I do.

Usage notes: used to emphasize your agreement with something

for sure

for certain

you bet

See also: bet