work one's butt off

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Verb

1. (North America, slang) To work very hard or to excess.

Synonyms

• work one's ass off (US) / work one's arse off (UK) (most vulgar)
• work one's buns off
• work one's cunt off (vulgar, less common, used by both men and women)
• work one's tail off (least vulgar)
• work one's head off (of mental work)

Related terms

• talk someone's ear off
• work someone's butt off

Translations

• French: travailler comme un dératé, travailler comme un forcené
• German: sich den Arsch aufreißen
• Italian: sgobbare
• Portuguese: dar duro
• Russian: вка́лывать
• Spanish: trabajar duro

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