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bust ass

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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: ass, bust

bust your ass/balls  (American very informal!) also bust your arse (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 burst a blood vessel
See also: ass, bust


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Who’s going to bust ass on a story after they’ve initialed the pass-around chit on the single copy of The Times and two copies of The Wall Street Journal that wend their way among the desks of 26 reporters and editors?
Rip a car in half and fling the wreckage at enemies or bust ass by turning the scrap into makeshift brass knuckles.
Statistical plateau or no, I'll bust ass for 60 people, or 6,000, watch me.
 
 
 
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