bust one's butt

bust one's butt

English

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Verb

bust one's butt

1. (slang, Canada, US) To work exceptionally hard.

   I've been busting my butt getting the tent fixed, while you're just sipping cocoa. Give me a hand.

Synonyms

• bust one's ass
• sweat blood

Translations

to work exceptionally hard

French: se casser le cul (fr) German: sich den Arsch aufreißen (de)

Russian: надрыва́ться (ru) (nadryvátʹsja), (colloquial) паха́ть (ru) (paxátʹ), (vulgar) рвать жо́пу (rvatʹ žópu)