Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
”...there is something great about just working your butt
off* every day; when you fall asleep at night, you feel
really good.”
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
work hard
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
If you are trying as hard as you can in school, or at work,
then you’re working your butt off.
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“I don’t know why I failed that test. I’ve been working my butt off in that class.”
Winners
1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.
“It’s the same as ‘work my ass off.’ It means work extremely hard. ”
by Coyote (Sunnyvale, California)
“It means I’m working extremely hard to get a job done.”
by Steven (Walnut, California)
”’Work one’s butt off’ means to work very hard. We could also say, ‘work one’s tail off.’ I don’t think I can use this one to my boss, though.”
by Alex (Pusan, Korea)