单词 | to be on a person's ass |
释义 | > as lemmasto be (also get, etc.) on a person's ass P11. to be (also get, etc.) on a person's ass: to put a person under constant pressure to do something; to criticize or harass someone continually. ΚΠ 1943 M. D. Elevitch Let. 14 Nov. in Dog Tags Yapping (2003) 18 The mess sergeant really kept ‘on our ass’ (army lingo)... We scrubbed, cleaned, wiped and piled. 1970 H. S. Thompson Let. 20 Jan. in Fear & Loathing in Amer. (2000) 272 Random House is on my ass very seriously for not sending them a book ms., and I have to get at it. 1987 B. Parcells & M. Lupica Parcells i. 9 I've been on your ass all week about goal-line plays and short-yardage stuff. 2005 Toro Nov. 63/1 You never can tell..when the women are gonna get on your ass, and the only thing to do is fish an' forget about 'em. < as lemmas |
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