on someone's ass
Rapidly chasing or pursuing someoneRapidly chasing or pursuing someone.
» He came on his ass.
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3 senses(Canada, US, colloquial, vulgar)Rapidly chasing or pursuing someone.
Help! The cops are on my ass!
(Canada, US, colloquial, vulgar)Tailgating someone.
Why is this guy on my ass? I guess doing ten over the limit isn't enough speeding for this moron.
(Canada, US, colloquial, vulgar)Persistently urging someone on and putting pressure on them.
My mom's always on my ass about keeping my grades up.
Examples
7 sentencesHe came on his ass.
Layla felt a boner on her ass.
I have a little heart tattooed on my ass.
He saw him on all fours, his ass in the air.
He was still on her ass, asking her who she had been texting.
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