"get one's ass handed to one" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets one's ass handed to one [present, singular, third-person], getting one's ass handed to one [participle, present], got one's ass handed to one [past], gotten one's ass handed to one [participle, past], get one's arse handed to one [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten> one's ass handed to one}} get one's ass handed to one (third-person singular simple present gets one's ass handed to one, present participle getting one's ass handed to one, simple past got one's ass handed to one, past participle gotten one's ass handed to one)
  1. (vulgar, slang, Canada, US) To suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat. Tags: Canada, US, slang, vulgar Synonyms: get one's head handed to one, have one's ass handed to one [vulgar], have one's head handed to one
    Sense id: en-get_one's_ass_handed_to_one-en-verb-z7TDiCy4 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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