bust ass in English

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      "form": "busts ass",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "To work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal."
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        "(idiomatic, mildly vulgar) To work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal."
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        }
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        "To fart."
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        "(idiomatic, vulgar) To fart."
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          "word": "break wind"
        }
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  "word": "bust ass"
}

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        "(idiomatic, vulgar) To fart."
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"bust ass" meaning in English

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