Meaning of someone's arse off | Babel Free
Definitions
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With great effort, vigour or gusto, or to the point of excess. UK, adverbial, phrase, reflexive, vulgar
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Used as a general negative intensifier: to an extreme degree. UK, adverbial, phrase, reflexive, vulgar
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So as to rigorously exercise or exhaust someone. UK, adverbial, phrase, vulgar
Examples
“I've been working my arse off all day for a measly few quid.”
“What a gig! The band played their arses off.”
“We partied our arses off all night long.”
“I didn't notice – I was too busy laughing my arse off!”
“I remember how we were all sweating our arses off during that heatwave.”
“I could be sitting on a beach somewhere rather than freezing my arse off in this dump.”
“The boss has been working our arses off all week.”
“He may be 50 years old, but he could still run your arse off.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.