"bust one's ass" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: busts one's ass [present, singular, third-person], busting one's ass [participle, present], busted one's ass [participle, past], busted one's ass [past], bust one's ass [participle, past], bust one's ass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=~}} bust one's ass (third-person singular simple present busts one's ass, present participle busting one's ass, simple past and past participle busted one's ass or bust one's ass)
  1. (slang, Canada, US, vulgar) To work very hard, to put in a lot of effort. Tags: Canada, US, slang, vulgar Synonyms: bust one's arse, bust one's butt, bust one's chops Related terms: bust ass, bust someone's ass Translations (to work very hard): raataa (Finnish), se casser le cul (French), sich den Arsch aufreißen (German), farsi il culo (Italian), вка́лывать (vkályvatʹ) (Russian), надрыва́ться (nadryvátʹsja) (Russian), рвать жо́пу (alt: себе́) (Russian), рвать за́дницу (alt: себе́) (Russian), jobba häcken av sig (Swedish)
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