to bust ass

Examples

• All

• I know you've been busting ass with work and getting everything ready for the baby.

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• The impression I get is that when you bust ass and believe in what you're doing, you can build a steady fanbase and respect.

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• Every single member of Congress with a shiny, marble-floored office on the Hill has a local congressional office where people are busting ass working for the constituency every day.

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• To succeed in this competitive industry, you really have to bust ass to deliver quality work.

• After the promotion was announced, she decided to bust ass and prove that she deserved it.

Synonyms

B

to bust butt

vsto bust ass

• Informal

14 9.4

To work very hard to finish a task

is the same intense effort but uses a different crude variant

W

to work to the bone

vsto bust ass

• Informal

11 6.0

To do very hard, long tasks until you are very tired

is like hard effort but does not emphasize resulting exhaustion

W

to work like crazy

vsto bust ass

• Informal

3 4.8

Try very hard for some time

is similar but implies general hard effort rather than frantic strain

W

to work one's ass off

vsto bust ass

• Offensive

1 8.4

Try very hard for a long time to do something

is the same idea also expressed in coarse language

P

to put one's shoulder into

vsto bust ass

• Informal

6.8

To work very hard and use a lot of energy

is similar but stresses general hard work rather than focused force

B

to break one's back

vsto bust ass

• Informal

6.0

To work very hard at something until you are very tired

is similar but frames effort without stressing bodily harm

Antonyms

T

to take it easy

• Informal

431 2.5

Relax and avoid doing too much or worrying

S

to slack off

• Informal

20 3.9

To become less strong or busy

How Hard

to work one's ass off

• Offensive

1 8.4

to slave

38 5.3

to bust ass

• NSFW

44 9.1

work

∞ 1.0

to loaf

8 6.2

Surface Forms

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Etymology