Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “work one’s ass/butt off“ and its meaning is “to work very hard; toil, labour, exert oneself“.
Example Sentence: Novak Djokovic was asked whether he feels the pressure from the young generation, most of whom are taller and more physically imposing than him. He responded with a shrug….. “I’m not going to stand here and hand it over to them. I’m going to make them work their ass off for it”.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Djokovic and Medvedev shrug off pressure before Australian Open final and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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