"ride someone's ass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rides someone's ass [present, singular, third-person], riding someone's ass [participle, present], rode someone's ass [past], ridden someone's ass [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> someone's ass}} ride someone's ass (third-person singular simple present rides someone's ass, present participle riding someone's ass, simple past rode someone's ass, past participle ridden someone's ass)
  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) To find fault with someone, to constantly criticise. Tags: Canada, US, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ride_someone's_ass-en-verb-9hqEcgNe Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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