work one’s butt off
work (one's) butt off
To work really hard (on or at something). I know you thought it was just a silly New Year's resolution, but I've been working my butt off at the gym! Sally and Jim work their butts off when we hold our consumer conference each year. I don't know what I'd do without them!
See also: butt, off, work
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
work one’s butt off
verbSee work one’s tail off
See also: butt, off, work
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- I've got work to do
- go shares
- off
- offed
- be at work
- be your own master/mistress
- mistress
- be (one's) own master
- hard work is not easy
- off from work