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"To work very hard, to put in a lot of effort."
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"(slang, Canada, US, vulgar) To work very hard, to put in a lot of effort."
],
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "raataa"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "se casser le cul"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "sich den Arsch aufreißen"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "farsi il culo"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vkályvatʹ",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "вка́лывать"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadryvátʹsja",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "надрыва́ться"
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"alt": "себе́",
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "рвать жо́пу"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "jobba häcken av sig"
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"text": "Say that again and I'm going to bust your ass."
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"To hurt or beat up."
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"(slang, vulgar) To hurt or beat up."
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"word": "bust one's arse"
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"word": "bust one's butt"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "bust one's chops"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "bust someone's ass"
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],
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"(slang, Canada, US, vulgar) To work very hard, to put in a lot of effort."
],
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"text": "Say that again and I'm going to bust your ass."
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],
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"(slang, vulgar) To hurt or beat up."
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"word": "bust one's arse"
},
{
"word": "bust one's butt"
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{
"word": "bust one's chops"
},
{
"word": "bust someone's ass"
}
],
"translations": [
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "raataa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "se casser le cul"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "sich den Arsch aufreißen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "farsi il culo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vkályvatʹ",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "вка́лывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadryvátʹsja",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "надрыва́ться"
},
{
"alt": "себе́",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "рвать жо́пу"
},
{
"alt": "себе́",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "рвать за́дницу"
},
{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to work very hard",
"word": "jobba häcken av sig"
}
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"word": "bust one's ass"
}
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