ass in a sling
An uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble,…An uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs resulting from one's own ill-considered actions.
» I'm putting my ass in a sling for you.
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1 senses(Canada, US, informal, uncountable, usually, vulgar)An uncomfortable personal state of affairs involving injury, defeat, or other trouble, especially a state of affairs resulting from one's own ill-considered actions.
Examples
1 sentencesI'm putting my ass in a sling for you.
Forms
plural: asses in slings / asses in a slingLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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