get one's head out one's ass

A form of get one's head out of one's ass — To stop being oblivious to the real state of things, to reconnect with reality, to begin paying attention to everything happening around oneself, and to become more aware of one’s surroundings.

Meanings

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

present singular third person gets one's head out one's ass · participle present getting one's head out one's ass · past got one's head out one's ass · participle past got one's head out one's ass · participle past gotten one's head out one's ass

  1. alternativeAlternative form of get one's head out of one's ass
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Chicago

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