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idiomarse/assAlthough you may hear people use arse (BrE) and ass (AmE), some people think they are rude. It is usually better not to use them.► —see also be a pain in the arse/assarse about face BrEBrEass backwards AmEslang used in order to say that someone has done things in the wrong order:I'm sorry, I got this arse about face - I'm worrying about the answers before we've even designed the form.The whole system's been set up ass backwards - I have no idea what's going on!sb's ass is in a sling AmEAmEspoken a rude expression said when someone is in trouble:Find that boat tonight - or all your asses are in a sling!My ass'll be in a sling if they find out I lost it.be ass out AmEAmEslang to be in trouble:I'm ass out with Kate for not calling her last night.Mom just called - you're ass out at home!cover your ass AmEAmE(also cover your butt)slang a rude expression, meaning to do something now to protect yourself from criticism or blame if something goes wrong in the future:I'm going to give you some advice, Danny - you have to learn to cover your ass.I knew I'd get blamed if things went wrong, so I tried to cover my butt.Note Using 'butt' is less rude than using 'ass', but it is better to use cover your back which is not rude at all. fall arse over tit BrEBrEfallspoken to fall so that you are lying on the ground:She ran across the bar, slipped on a wet patch, and went arse over tit into a table.Man of the match this week went to Lee Brown for clearing well, despite falling arse over tit on the ice at one point.get your arse/ass in gear(also get your butt in gear AmE)spoken a rude expression used in order to tell someone to hurry or try harder:Come on, get your arse in gear! We're late already.If you get your butt in gear, we might actually get done tonight.sb goes around his/her ass to get to his/her elbow AmEAmEspoken an impolite expression used in order to say that someone does something in the most difficult way, when it should be very easy to do:You can be sure that if Rampling has something important to do, he'll go around his ass to get to his elbow and we'll all be stuck waiting for him.Look, it's not that hard to set up - you're going around your ass to get to your elbow.haul ass AmEAmEslang to go fast in a vehicle, or do something very quickly:"This car hauls ass!" "Yeah, well this is the part of the highway where you shouldn't haul ass because there are lots of cops around."You should've seen us yesterday, we were hauling ass. We had the whole thing done by four o'clock.sb is on sb's ass AmEAmE(also sb is on sb's butt)slang a rude expression used when someone is criticizing someone or complaining about the way they do something:I feel sorry for Mike - his boss is always on his ass.Kyle's always on my butt about something. I can't even just sit there and watch TV without him saying something.Note Using 'butt' is less rude than using 'ass', but it is better to use sb is on sb's back which is not rude at all. sth kicks ass AmEAmE(also sb kicks ass at (doing) sth)slang a rude expression used in order to say that you think something is very good, or that someone is very good at doing something:Jamie's new board really kicks ass. I want one of those."You know that game where you're in the car - Kit's the best at that." "Yeah, she really kicks ass at driving games."kick-ass: Mitsubishi makes a kick-ass sports car. My friend Joe's got one.kick/whip (sb's) ass AmEAmE(also kick/whip some ass)(or kick/whip sb's butt)slang a rude expression, meaning to beat someone easily in a fight, game, competition etc:You just try telling him he's stupid to his face. He'll kick your ass.I mean, how many times do we have to whip their asses before he admits we're the best team in the conference? Oh come on, in a soccer game England would kick some American ass. You know it's true.kiss my arse/ass!(also kiss my butt AmE)a very insulting expression used in order to tell someone to stop bothering you or to show that you do not respect them:"You've been doing something to the television again." "Kiss my arse!"Kiss my butt, Dougie. You're a pain.kiss sb's arse/assa rude expression, meaning to try very hard to please or impress someone, especially someone who is more powerful than you, in a way that other people find very annoying:Frank'll kiss your arse when he's talking to you, but he won't do you any favours.You know she gets good grades because she kisses the teacher's ass.not know your arse/ass from your elbow(also not know your ass from a hole in the ground AmE)spoken a rude expression used in order to say that someone does not understand what is happening, or cannot do their job properly:If you'll excuse the expression, I don't think the company knows its arse from its elbow."Does he work for Huey's company?" "No, he's an electrician who Huey says doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground."make an ass of yourselfspoken to fail to do something or do it wrong, so that people think you are stupid:You'd better stop talking like that now Roy, before you make an ass of yourself.The first time I tried playing the game, I made a complete ass of myself.my arse/ass!spoken a rude expression said after you repeat what someone else has just said, in order to show that you do not believe it:"He told me he runs ten miles every morning." "Ten miles, my ass - he couldn't run one mile if you pushed him!""It's unfortunate the way these things happen." "Unfortunate, my arse - you couldn't care less!"Note my foot! means the same as this idiom, but is not as rude. sb is talking out of their arse/assspoken a rude expression used in order to say that someone is talking as if they know something when they do not:"He says the account reports will be ready by tomorrow." "He's talking out his ass - he hasn't even started them yet."Stop talking out of your arse. You've never even been to Greece, so how do you know what the weather's like?
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