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get off one's ass

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To stop lazing around.

US, informal

Examples

“Mr. Braddock: But after a few weeks, I believe that person would wanna take some stock in himself and his situation, and start to think about getting off his ass!”
“I was sick of bands I liked not having any records out. I had wanted to put out records for a long time and one day I finally got off of my fat ass and did it.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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