get one's ass handed to one

verb

To suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat.

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get one's head handed to onehave one's ass handed to onehave one's head handed to one
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Meanings

verbget one's ass handed to one (third-person singular simple present gets one's ass handed to one, present participle getting one's ass handed to one, simple past got one's ass handed to one, past participle gotten one's ass handed to one)

present singular third person gets one's ass handed to one · participle present getting one's ass handed to one · past got one's ass handed to one · participle past gotten one's ass handed to one · alternative UK get one's arse handed to one

  1. CanadaUSslangvulgarTo suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat.

    Synonyms: get one's head handed to one, have one's ass handed to one, have one's head handed to one

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat.

Similar
get one's head handed to onehave one's ass handed to onehave one's head handed to one

Origin

Possibly derives from the expression get one's hat handed to one.

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APA

get one's ass handed to one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20ass%20handed%20to%20one

MLA

“get one's ass handed to one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20ass%20handed%20to%20one. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's ass handed to one,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20ass%20handed%20to%20one.

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