work one's buns off

English

Verb

work 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)

1. Alternative form of work one's butt off
   • 2001, June Marshall, The Dirty Seven: Ladies Beware!:

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

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

     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.

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

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

   • 2014, J L Daniels, Mirror Opposites, page 345:

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