English Explanatory Dictionary

get one's ass handed to one

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To suffer an extraordinarily devastating defeat.

Word forms

get one's ass handed to one gets one's ass handed to one getting one's ass handed to one got one's ass handed to one gotten one's ass handed to one get one's arse handed to one

Etymology

Possibly derives from the expression get one's hat handed to one.

Synonyms

get one's head handed to one have one's ass handed to one have one's head handed to one

Related words

hand someone their ass
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