"bust one's butt" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-bust one's butt.ogg Forms: busts one's butt [present, singular, third-person], busting one's butt [participle, present], busted one's butt [participle, past], busted one's butt [past], bust one's butt [participle, past], bust one's butt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=~}} bust one's butt (third-person singular simple present busts one's butt, present participle busting one's butt, simple past and past participle busted one's butt or bust one's butt)
  1. (slang, Canada, US) To work exceptionally hard. Tags: Canada, US, slang Synonyms: bust one's ass, bust one's neck, sweat blood Translations (to work exceptionally hard): se casser le cul (French), den Arsch aufreißen (German), надрыва́ться (nadryvátʹsja) (Russian), паха́ть (paxátʹ) [colloquial] (Russian), рвать жо́пу (rvatʹ žópu) [vulgar] (Russian), romperse el culo (Spanish), romperse el orto [Argentina] (Spanish), jobba häcken av sig (Swedish)
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