flat on one’s ass
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flat on (one's) ass
rude slang On one's buttocks. Usually used to describe one's resting position after a fall. Oh, those steps were a sheet of ice—I fell flat on my ass!
See also: ass, flat, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(flat) on one’s ass
1. mod. completely exhausted. (Usually objectionable.) I’m just flat on my ass. I need some rest.
2. mod. broke; financially destroyed. (Usually objectionable. An elaboration of flat broke.) Sorry, I can’t help you. I’m broke—flat on my ass.
See also: ass, flat, on
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- at doorstep
- at (one's) doorstep
- at (one's) expense
- at expense
- at somebody's expense
- at someone's expense
- be remembered as (something)
- be remembered as/for something
- (one's) jollies
- be in (one's) good graces