se casser le cul

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.se l(ə) ky/ ~ /kɑ.se l(ə) ky/
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Verb

se casser le cul

  1. (vulgar) to bust one's arse; to work extremely hard; to push oneself to the limit [with à or pour (+ infinitive) ‘doing something’]
    Synonyms: se décarcasser, se faire chier
    • 1995, La Haine:
      Hubert: De toute façon, je savais qu’elle allait partir en fumée un beau jour.
      Saïd: Alors pourquoi tu t’es cassé le cul pour l’obtenir ?
      Hubert: Anyway, I knew it would go up in smoke one day.
      Saïd: So why'd you bust your arse trying to get it?

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