get off one's ass
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get off one's ass (third-person singular simple present gets off one's ass, present participle getting off one's ass, simple past got off one's ass, past participle gotten off one's ass)
- (US, informal) To stop lazing around.
- 1967, The Graduate:
- Mr. Braddock: But after a few weeks, I believe that person would wanna take some stock in himself and his situation, and start to think about getting off his ass!