work one's buns off

Alternative form of work one's butt off.

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Meanings

verbwork one's buns off (third-person singular simple present works one's buns off, present participle working one's buns off, simple past and past participle worked one's buns off)

present singular third person works one's buns off · participle present working one's buns off · participle past worked one's buns off · past worked one's buns off

  1. alternativeAlternative form of work one's butt off.

    I worked my little buns off making my special souffle for you!" She said,

    2001, June Marshall, The Dirty Seven: Ladies Beware!
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    The poor girl has been working her buns off at the catering business and the most we've done so far is cuddle on the couch.

    2008, Sheba McBride-Harris, Between Two Storms, page 168

    She and her husband had just retired, and I'm thinking, “Why am I still working my buns off?”

    2009, Barbara Waxman, Bob Mendelson, How to Love Your Retirement: Advice from Hundreds of Retirees

    You know while I was here working my buns off he was out somewhere playing the hot-shot.

    2014, J L Daniels, Mirror Opposites, page 345
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