"with one's thumbs up one's ass" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: with one's thumbs up one's arse [alternative], with a thumb up your bum [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} with one's thumbs up one's ass (not comparable)
  1. (vulgar) Idly, doing nothing important in a situation that requires it. Tags: not-comparable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-with_one's_thumbs_up_one's_ass-en-adv-45Ck5iWd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "require",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) Idly, doing nothing important in a situation that requires it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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          "require"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar) Idly, doing nothing important in a situation that requires it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "with one's thumbs up one's ass"
}

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