to be such an arse
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9.9
- idiom
- /bi sʌtʃ ən ɑːs/
- Offensive
:
ser un gilipollas (vulg.)
- Don't be such an arse about the situation.
Examples
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He can't help being such an arse when he's in a bad mood.
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Don't be such an arse!
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Stop being such an arse and help us carry these boxes.
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Why do you always be such an arse during meetings?
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He tends to be such an arse when he doesn't get his way.
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It's frustrating when you be such an arse during team meetings.
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I wish you wouldn't be such an arse and take everything so personally.
Synonyms
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8.4
To behave rudely or meanly toward other people
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8.5
To act in a way that makes you look foolish in front of others
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8.0
To behave in a silly or embarrassing way to get attention
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9.9
To behave in a rude, stupid way
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9.9
Act in a foolish, annoying way instead of being serious
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9.9
To act in a foolish way
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9.9
Act in a rude, foolish way that annoys or upsets other people
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9.9
Behave rudely and selfishly, ignoring other people's feelings
Act in a silly and annoying way
Act in a silly, embarrassing way
To behave in a silly, awkward way that looks foolish
To behave in a silly or annoying way
To behave in a rude or foolish way that annoys other people
To behave in a rude and annoying way
Behave in a rude and stupid way
To behave rudely and foolishly in a way that annoys or embarrasses people
To act in a rude and unhelpful way
To behave in a rude and hurtful way to other people
Act in a rude, unkind way toward other people
To treat other people rudely and think only about yourself
To behave in a silly, rude way and break rules
Behave rudely and selfishly and annoy other people
To behave in a very foolish and rude way
Behave in a very rude and thoughtless way that upsets other people
Behave in a very rude and insulting way to other people
To behave very rudely and make other people angry or upset
Behave in a rude, annoying, and foolish way toward other people
To behave in a rude and annoying way
To act in a rude, annoying way that other people dislike
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
The structure 'be such an X' is compositionally clear (to behave like X), but the crucial word 'arse' is a body-part term whose insulting extension ('jerk, obnoxious person') is metaphorical and socio-pragmatic. A B1 learner who only knows the literal meaning 'butt' may not fully derive the behavioural sense, so the expression is partially predictable but requires cultural/idiomatic knowledge.
Etymology
Be such an arse uses the word arse, a rude word for the bottom, as a picture: someone who is an arse acts selfishly or rudely and gets in the way. So, it means 'to be rude or annoying'.