"bust someone's ass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: busts someone's ass [present, singular, third-person], busting someone's ass [participle, present], busted someone's ass [participle, past], busted someone's ass [past]
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  1. (slang, vulgar) Alternative form of bust one's ass Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang, vulgar Alternative form of: bust one's ass
    Sense id: en-bust_someone's_ass-en-verb-sfAfzHHJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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