"someone's arse off" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} someone's arse off, {{tlb|en|British spelling|vulgar}} (British spelling, vulgar)
  1. (reflexive) With great effort, vigour or gusto, or to the point of excess. Tags: UK, adverbial, phrase, reflexive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-someone's_arse_off-en-adv-GxdVJqQ6
  2. (reflexive) Used as a general negative intensifier: to an extreme degree. Tags: UK, adverbial, phrase, reflexive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-someone's_arse_off-en-adv-9Qz1i2o1
  3. (non-reflexive) So as to rigorously exercise or exhaust someone. Tags: UK, adverbial, phrase, vulgar
    Sense id: en-someone's_arse_off-en-adv-BpK86SL7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 8 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 6 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: someone's butt off, someone's buns off, someone's tits off, someone's nuts off, someone's balls off, someone's bollocks off, someone's dick off [vulgar], someone's tail off (english: inoffensive or euphemistic), someone's ass off (english: US spelling) Related terms: one's socks off

Alternative forms

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