up someone's ass

prepositional phrase

Prying into or interfering with someone's business (activities, life) so much as to be irritating or annoying to them.

“The airport security team discovered that he was attempting to smuggle: he had a balloon full of drugs up his ass.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. USvulgarPrying into or interfering with someone's business (activities, life) so much as to be irritating or annoying to them.

    Teenager A: Where you at?  Teenager B: I can't be videogaming this week. My mom is up my ass about my time management.

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    "I've always had an issue with authority so working for someone who was up my ass and micromanaging me wasn't exactly an ideal scenario for me. Let's just say, it provided a very fertile place for my anger to thrive."

    2014 August 28, Christine Regan Lake, Sophia’s Lovers, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 67
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: inside someone's anorectal area.

    The airport security team discovered that he was attempting to smuggle: he had a balloon full of drugs up his ass.

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Chicago

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