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What does "bust someone's ass" mean?

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Rebecca

In this case, to "bust one's ass" is a slang phrase that means to work very hard or put in a lot of effort to do something. Ex: He busted his ass training to make it on the basketball team. Ex: You'd better bust your ass if you want this job.

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